Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Norway
Norway: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 7.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Norway, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Norway stood at 7.7%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 501.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Norway peaked at 7.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 1997.
Norway ranks 90th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.0% | — |
| 1991 | -0.2% | +983.9% |
| 1992 | -0.1% | -34.6% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -17.1% |
| 1994 | -0.7% | +474.8% |
| 1995 | -0.5% | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -104.6% |
| 1997 | -0.8% | -3394.4% |
| 1998 | -0.3% | -69.0% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | -57.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -290.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +104.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +54.9% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +52.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.8% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 2 |
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- 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)
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Norway?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Norway was 7.7% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Norway ranks 90th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 501.2%. 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.