Finland vs Norway: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Finland
14,100 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
28,312 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 28,312 kilowatt-hours against 14,100 kilowatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 14,212 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 2.0 times Finland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,793 kilowatt-hours | 26,546 kilowatt-hours | 18,753 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 8,734 kilowatt-hours | 27,368 kilowatt-hours | 18,634 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 9,467 kilowatt-hours | 26,360 kilowatt-hours | 16,892 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 12,523 kilowatt-hours | 27,818 kilowatt-hours | 15,295 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 28,312 kilowatt-hours against 14,100 kilowatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Finland and Norway?
- 14,212 kilowatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Finland ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.