Austria vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Austria
2.05 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
2.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
34th
Norway rank
33rd
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.25 terawatt-hours against 2.05 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 0.2 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Norway ahead.
Austria ranks 34th and Norway ranks 33rd of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.61 terawatt-hours | 8.76 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1980s | -1.54 terawatt-hours | 0.4058 terawatt-hours | 1.95 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.35 terawatt-hours | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 1.36 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.4142 terawatt-hours | -0.4543 terawatt-hours | 0.8686 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.4806 terawatt-hours | 0.3832 terawatt-hours | 0.0974 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | -7.77 terawatt-hours | -3.75 terawatt-hours | 4.02 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Austria or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.25 terawatt-hours against 2.05 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Austria and Norway?
- 0.2 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Austria ranks 34th and Norway ranks 33rd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.