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
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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

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

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.