China vs Norway: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
China
2.1%
in 2025
Norway
4.0%
in 2025
China rank
21st
Norway rank
18th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- China
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.0% against 2.1% in China, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.9 times China's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
China ranks 21st and Norway ranks 18th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 4.0% | 2.1% | Norway |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 4.7% | 3.2% | China |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 3.2% | 6.3% | China |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 0.5% | 4.8% | China |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 1.3% | 11.4% | China |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 0.3% | 7.5% | China |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.7% | 1.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, China or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.0% against 2.1% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between China and Norway?
- 1.9%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China and Norway rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- China ranks 21st and Norway ranks 18th of 68 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.