Iran vs Norway: Coal production per person

Iran
167.32 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Norway
167.83 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Iran rank
51st
Norway rank
50th

Coal production per person over time

  • Iran
  • Norway
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k190019622024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 167.83 kilowatt-hours per person against 167.32 kilowatt-hours per person in Iran, a difference of 0.51 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.

Iran ranks 51st 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 Iran Norway Difference Ahead
1900s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 4.19 kilowatt-hours per person 4.19 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
1910s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 100 kilowatt-hours per person 100 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
1920s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 678.74 kilowatt-hours per person 678.74 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
1930s 4.08 kilowatt-hours per person 803.72 kilowatt-hours per person 799.64 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
1940s 63.27 kilowatt-hours per person 455.69 kilowatt-hours per person 392.41 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
1950s 78.17 kilowatt-hours per person 795.96 kilowatt-hours per person 717.79 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
1960s 93.09 kilowatt-hours per person 910.56 kilowatt-hours per person 817.47 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
1970s 194.05 kilowatt-hours per person 807.7 kilowatt-hours per person 613.65 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
1980s 177.61 kilowatt-hours per person 799.57 kilowatt-hours per person 621.96 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
1990s 144.45 kilowatt-hours per person 604.62 kilowatt-hours per person 460.17 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
2000s 141.42 kilowatt-hours per person 4,311 kilowatt-hours per person 4,170 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
2010s 127.04 kilowatt-hours per person 1,690 kilowatt-hours per person 1,563 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
2020s 152.4 kilowatt-hours per person 158.73 kilowatt-hours per person 6.33 kilowatt-hours per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production per person, Iran or Norway?
Norway, at 167.83 kilowatt-hours per person against 167.32 kilowatt-hours per person in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in coal production per person between Iran and Norway?
0.51 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Norway?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
How do Iran and Norway rank globally for coal production per person?
Iran ranks 51st and Norway ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – 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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Indicator
Coal production per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,879 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.