Italy vs Norway: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Italy
129.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
159.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
17th
Norway rank
14th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 159.2 terawatt-hours against 129.11 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 30.09 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Italy ranks 17th and Norway ranks 14th of 209 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.85 terawatt-hours | 53.81 terawatt-hours | 4.97 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1970s | 49.32 terawatt-hours | 73.86 terawatt-hours | 24.55 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 48.39 terawatt-hours | 100.98 terawatt-hours | 52.58 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 45.13 terawatt-hours | 115.38 terawatt-hours | 70.24 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 52.85 terawatt-hours | 126.67 terawatt-hours | 73.82 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 103.58 terawatt-hours | 135.66 terawatt-hours | 32.08 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 118.93 terawatt-hours | 152.82 terawatt-hours | 33.9 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Italy or Norway?
- Norway, at 159.2 terawatt-hours against 129.11 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Italy and Norway?
- 30.09 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Italy ranks 17th and Norway ranks 14th of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.