Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Italy or Norway?

Norway, at 140,626 GWh against 108,906 GWh in Italy as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Norway: Renewable energy electricity output

Italy

108,906 GWh

in 2015

Norway

140,626 GWh

in 2015

Italy rank

10th

Norway rank

9th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Italy
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 140,626 GWh against 108,906 GWh in Italy, a difference of 31,720 GWh.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 10th and Norway ranks 9th of 230 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	45,135 GWh	115,377 GWh	70,242 GWh	Norway
2000s	52,849 GWh	126,666 GWh	73,817 GWh	Norway
2010s	98,958 GWh	132,079 GWh	33,121 GWh	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Italy or Norway?: Norway, at 140,626 GWh against 108,906 GWh in Italy as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Italy and Norway?: 31,720 GWh, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Italy ranks 10th and Norway ranks 9th of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.