Renewable energy consumption in Norway
Norway: Renewable energy consumption was 61.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Renewable energy consumption in Norway, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Norway recorded 61.4% for renewable energy consumption in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Norway peaked at 61.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2014.
Norway ranks 36th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Renewable energy consumption in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.2% | — |
| 1991 | 60.8% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.9% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 58.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.9% | 57.9% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 56.2% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 55.8% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 60.9% | 61.4% | 2 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Norway?
- Renewable energy consumption in Norway was 61.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Norway ranks 36th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.