Renewable energy share in Norway
Renewable sources provided 61.4% of final energy consumption in Norway in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 1992.
Norway, 2021
61.4%
Change from 2020
+0.5percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
19.8%
Position in 2021
36th of 212
Renewable energy share in Norway over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.4% | – |
| 2020 | 60.9% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 60.9% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 56.0%, the figure has changed by +5.4 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Norway has the 36th highest value.
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