Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Norway

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Norway in 2025 — 1%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.71 pp.

2025 1% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 4of 91
Period maximum 4.21%2010
Period minimum 0.29%2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Norway, 2000–202502462000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.29%2001: 0.48%2002: 0.41%2003: 0.6%2004: 0.65%2005: 0.54%2006: 0.68%2007: 0.86%2008: 0.59%2009: 3.43%2010: 4.21%2011: 3.19%2012: 1.77%2013: 2.04%2014: 2.09%2015: 2.05%2016: 1.95%2017: 1.89%2018: 1.98%2019: 2.06%2020: 1.48%2021: 0.69%2022: 1.36%2023: 1.53%2024: 1.4%2025: 1%
Change over the period: +0.71 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 1%
Europe & Central Asia computed 40.99%
Northern Europe computed 17.01%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1 −0.4 pp
2024 1.4 −0.13 pp
2023 1.53 +0.17 pp
2022 1.36 +0.67 pp
2021 0.69 −0.79 pp
2020 1.48 −0.58 pp
2019 2.06 +0.08 pp
2018 1.98 +0.09 pp
2017 1.89 −0.06 pp
2016 1.95 −0.1 pp
2015 2.05 −0.04 pp
2014 2.09 +0.05 pp
2013 2.04 +0.27 pp
2012 1.77 −1.42 pp
2011 3.19 −1.02 pp
2010 4.21 +0.78 pp
2009 3.43 +2.84 pp
2008 0.59 −0.27 pp
2007 0.86 +0.18 pp
2006 0.68 +0.14 pp
2005 0.54 −0.11 pp
2004 0.65 +0.05 pp
2003 0.6 +0.19 pp
2002 0.41 −0.07 pp
2001 0.48 +0.19 pp
2000 0.29

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.