Austria vs Norway: Primary energy use
Austria
304.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
312.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
54th
Norway rank
53rd
Primary energy use over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 312.81 terawatt-hours against 304.74 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 8.07 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 54th and Norway ranks 53rd of 218 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171.2 terawatt-hours | 135.33 terawatt-hours | 35.87 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1970s | 239.37 terawatt-hours | 189.26 terawatt-hours | 50.11 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1980s | 253.92 terawatt-hours | 233.06 terawatt-hours | 20.87 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1990s | 293.75 terawatt-hours | 268.66 terawatt-hours | 25.09 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 341.09 terawatt-hours | 299.12 terawatt-hours | 41.97 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 333.28 terawatt-hours | 309.74 terawatt-hours | 23.54 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | 311.97 terawatt-hours | 310.94 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Austria or Norway?
- Norway, at 312.81 terawatt-hours against 304.74 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Austria and Norway?
- 8.07 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for primary energy use?
- Austria ranks 54th and Norway ranks 53rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.