Norway vs Suriname: Electricity generation from oil

Norway
0.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Suriname
0.8 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Norway rank
87th
Suriname rank
84th

Electricity generation from oil over time

  • Norway
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.8 terawatt-hours against 0.71 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 0.09 terawatt-hours.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 87th and Suriname ranks 84th of 209 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 0.293 terawatt-hours 0.569 terawatt-hours 0.276 terawatt-hours Suriname
2010s 0.555 terawatt-hours 0.937 terawatt-hours 0.382 terawatt-hours Suriname
2020s 0.73 terawatt-hours 0.968 terawatt-hours 0.238 terawatt-hours Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Norway or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.8 terawatt-hours against 0.71 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Norway and Suriname?
0.09 terawatt-hours, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Suriname?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Norway and Suriname rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
Norway ranks 87th and Suriname ranks 84th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.