Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Norway
Norway: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from oil sources in Norway stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Norway peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
Norway ranks 191st of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +28.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +36.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +128.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +71.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +43.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +244.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +274.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +79.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -51.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -93.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +193.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 6% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +274.8% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2010 | +244.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | +193.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More energy & mining data for Norway
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 5.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Norway?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Norway was 0.0% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Norway rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Norway ranks 191st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.