Brazil vs Norway: Coal production per person
Brazil
151.22 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
167.83 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
53rd
Norway rank
50th
Coal production per person over time
- Brazil
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 167.83 kilowatt-hours per person against 151.22 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 16.61 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.
Brazil ranks 53rd and Norway ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4287 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1910s | 20.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 100 kilowatt-hours per person | 79.65 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1920s | 70.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 678.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 608.59 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1930s | 116.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 803.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 686.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1940s | 248.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 455.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 207.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1950s | 215.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 795.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 580.39 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1960s | 254.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 910.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 656.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 448.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 807.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 359.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 289.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 799.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 510.11 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 146.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 604.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 458.27 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 174.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,311 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,137 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 161.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,690 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,528 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 144.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 158.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Brazil or Norway?
- Norway, at 167.83 kilowatt-hours per person against 151.22 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Brazil and Norway?
- 16.61 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Norway?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Norway rank globally for coal production per person?
- Brazil ranks 53rd and Norway ranks 50th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.