Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Norway
Norway: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 159.2 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Norway, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Norway recorded 159.2 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Norway peaked at 159.2 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.74 terawatt-hours, in 1966.
Norway ranks 14th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.81 terawatt-hours | 48.74 terawatt-hours | 60.2 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 73.86 terawatt-hours | 57.81 terawatt-hours | 88.7 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.98 terawatt-hours | 83.61 terawatt-hours | 118.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.38 terawatt-hours | 104.17 terawatt-hours | 121.83 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.67 terawatt-hours | 106.03 terawatt-hours | 142.11 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.66 terawatt-hours | 117.96 terawatt-hours | 145.48 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.82 terawatt-hours | 143.45 terawatt-hours | 159.2 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Norway
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 5.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.69 million (2025)
- Urban population 83.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.79 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.67 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Norway?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Norway was 159.2 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 159.2 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.74 terawatt-hours in 1966.
- How does Norway rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Norway ranks 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.