Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Norway
Norway: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Norway stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.2% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Norway peaked at 4.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.
That places Norway 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +77.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +44.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -34.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +66.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +44.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +27.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +476.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -44.5% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -54.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +98.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -28.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.0%, 2% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.1%, 4% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +476.2% | 0.6% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 200 Switzerland 2.3% compare
- 201 Uruguay 2.2% compare
- 202 Sweden 1.2% compare
- 204 Albania 0.0% compare
- 204 Bhutan 0.0%
- 204 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 204 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 204 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% compare
- 204 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
- 204 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 204 Lesotho 0.0%
- 204 Nepal 0.0% compare
- 204 Paraguay 0.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Norway
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 5.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 62.1% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Norway?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Norway was 1.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Norway rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Norway ranks 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.