Australia vs Norway: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Australia
1,486 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
1,206 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Norway rank
10th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,486 terawatt-hours against 1,206 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 280 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Norway ranks 10th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1960s | 0.3346 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3346 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 56.46 terawatt-hours | 37.24 terawatt-hours | 19.22 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 135.97 terawatt-hours | 259.11 terawatt-hours | 123.14 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 267.75 terawatt-hours | 334.41 terawatt-hours | 66.66 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 376.56 terawatt-hours | 781.74 terawatt-hours | 405.18 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 843.39 terawatt-hours | 1,116 terawatt-hours | 272.79 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 1,499 terawatt-hours | 1,178 terawatt-hours | 320.93 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Australia or Norway?
- Australia, at 1,486 terawatt-hours against 1,206 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Australia and Norway?
- 280 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Australia ranks 8th and Norway ranks 10th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.