Japan vs Norway: Renewable energy electricity output
Japan
165,485 GWh
in 2015
Norway
140,626 GWh
in 2015
Japan rank
8th
Norway rank
9th
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 165,485 GWh against 140,626 GWh in Norway, a difference of 24,859 GWh.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and Norway ranks 9th of 230 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,242 GWh | 115,377 GWh | 18,135 GWh | Norway |
| 2000s | 99,826 GWh | 126,666 GWh | 26,840 GWh | Norway |
| 2010s | 134,089 GWh | 132,079 GWh | 2,010 GWh | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 165,485 GWh against 140,626 GWh in Norway as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Japan and Norway?
- 24,859 GWh, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Japan ranks 8th 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
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.