Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Norway
Norway: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 61.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
61.0%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
32nd
of 212 countries
All-time high
61.7%
in 2021
All-time low
55.7%
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Norway recorded 61.0% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Norway peaked at 61.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2014.
That places Norway 32nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 57.9% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 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% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.8% | 57.9% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 56.2% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 55.7% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 60.3% | 61.7% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Norway
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 5.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 5.4% (2025)
- Gas production 1,206 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,206 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Norway?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Norway was 61.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Norway ranks 32nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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