Norway vs Peru: Share of primary energy from coal
Norway
2.7%
in 2025
Peru
2.2%
in 2025
Norway rank
47th
Peru rank
48th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Norway
- Peru
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.7% against 2.2% in Peru, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 47th and Peru ranks 48th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 1.0% | 5.5% | Norway |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 2.1% | 3.6% | Norway |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 7.4% | 4.4% | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1.0% | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Norway or Peru?
- Norway, at 2.7% against 2.2% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Norway and Peru?
- 0.5%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Peru rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Norway ranks 47th and Peru ranks 48th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.