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Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity in Norway

Norway: Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity was 31.64 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.64 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
38th
of 39 countries
All-time high
45.73 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour
in 2010
All-time low
26.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity in Norway, 1990–2023

010203040501990200620231990: 26.3 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour1991: 26.3 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour1992: 26.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour1993: 26.3 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour1994: 27.3 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour1995: 27.1 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour1996: 28.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour1997: 27.4 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour1998: 27.3 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour1999: 27.6 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2000: 26.5 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2001: 27.8 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2002: 27.4 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2003: 28.8 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2004: 29.1 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2005: 28.1 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2006: 29.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2007: 29.9 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2008: 28.6 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2009: 41 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2010: 45.7 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2011: 42 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2012: 35.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2013: 37.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2014: 36.8 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2015: 36.6 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2016: 36 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2017: 36.1 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2018: 36.1 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2019: 36.3 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2020: 32.4 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2021: 29.3 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2022: 31.5 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour2023: 31.6 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour.

Analysis

In 2023, electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity in Norway stood at 31.64 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity in Norway peaked at 45.73 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour, in 1992.

That places Norway 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity in Norway, year by year

Year Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour Change
1990 26.25 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour —
1991 26.26 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +0.0%
1992 26.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -0.2%
1993 26.29 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +0.4%
1994 27.28 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +3.8%
1995 27.09 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -0.7%
1996 28.22 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +4.2%
1997 27.43 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -2.8%
1998 27.3 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -0.5%
1999 27.55 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +0.9%
2000 26.46 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -3.9%
2001 27.76 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +4.9%
2002 27.39 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -1.3%
2003 28.82 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +5.2%
2004 29.09 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +0.9%
2005 28.1 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -3.4%
2006 29.25 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +4.1%
2007 29.88 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +2.2%
2008 28.59 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -4.3%
2009 41 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +43.4%
2010 45.73 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +11.5%
2011 42 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -8.2%
2012 35.19 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -16.2%
2013 37.24 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +5.8%
2014 36.81 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -1.2%
2015 36.62 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -0.5%
2016 36.01 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -1.7%
2017 36.11 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +0.3%
2018 36.11 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +0.0%
2019 36.32 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +0.6%
2020 32.38 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -10.8%
2021 29.3 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour -9.5%
2022 31.5 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +7.5%
2023 31.64 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.99 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 26.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 28.22 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 10
2000s 29.63 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 26.46 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 41 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 10
2010s 37.81 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 35.19 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 45.73 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 10
2020s 31.21 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 29.3 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 32.38 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 35 Sweden 59.25 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour compare
  2. 36 Costa Rica 57.87 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour compare
  3. 37 Switzerland 43.77 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour compare
  4. 39 Iceland 28.28 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity in Norway?
Electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity in Norway was 31.64 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 45.73 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour in 2010.
What is the lowest electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 26.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour in 1992.
How does Norway rank for electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity?
Norway ranks 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
Is electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Unit
Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
42 places, 1,424 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

This dataset provides indicators on electricity generation by source of energy in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source The electricity generation mix is based on both official subnational statistics and on estimates (see the data sources). The estimates for areas with missing official data are based on the electricity generation mix at the national level (based on the issued from the International Energy Agency (IEA) database, the location of electricity generation assets using the Global Power Plant Database (GPPD, Global Energy Observatory et al., 2018) and the harmonised global dataset on wind and solar installations (Dunnett et al., 2020). Electricity generation is estimated by matching energy sources across datasets, calculating each power plant's share of national capacity, and distributing the official regional and national generation accordingly across the different subnational areas. The carbon intensity of electricity generation is defined as the amount of CO2 equivalent emissions produced per unit of electricity generated (gCO2eq/kWh). It is obtained by applying emission factors to the different energy sources. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.