Norway vs OECD members: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Norway
23,699 kWh per capita
in 2025
OECD members
7,794 kWh per capita
in 2025
Norway rank
3rd
OECD members rank
4th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Norway
- OECD members
How they compare
Norway currently reports 23,699 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members, a difference of 15,905 kWh per capita.
That makes Norway's figure about 3.0 times OECD members's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 4th of 151 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,250 kWh per capita | 6,945 kWh per capita | 17,304 kWh per capita | Norway |
| 2000s | 24,538 kWh per capita | 7,855 kWh per capita | 16,683 kWh per capita | Norway |
| 2010s | 23,928 kWh per capita | 7,881 kWh per capita | 16,047 kWh per capita | Norway |
| 2020s | 23,797 kWh per capita | 7,716 kWh per capita | 16,081 kWh per capita | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Norway or OECD members?
- Norway, at 23,699 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Norway and OECD members?
- 15,905 kWh per capita, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and OECD members?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Norway and OECD members rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Norway ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 4th of 151 countries.
- 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.