North America vs Norway: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
North America
13,236 kWh per capita
in 2025
Norway
23,699 kWh per capita
in 2025
North America rank
1st
Norway rank
3rd
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- North America
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 23,699 kWh per capita against 13,236 kWh per capita in North America, a difference of 10,463 kWh per capita.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 1st and Norway ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,929 kWh per capita | 24,250 kWh per capita | 11,321 kWh per capita | Norway |
| 2000s | 13,782 kWh per capita | 24,538 kWh per capita | 10,757 kWh per capita | Norway |
| 2010s | 13,262 kWh per capita | 23,928 kWh per capita | 10,665 kWh per capita | Norway |
| 2020s | 12,989 kWh per capita | 23,797 kWh per capita | 10,808 kWh per capita | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, North America or Norway?
- Norway, at 23,699 kWh per capita against 13,236 kWh per capita in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between North America and Norway?
- 10,463 kWh per capita, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do North America and Norway rank globally for electric power consumption?
- North America ranks 1st and Norway ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.