Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Norway
1,206 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1,338 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Norway
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,338 terawatt-hours against 1,206 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 132 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Norway ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Saudi Arabia | 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 terawatt-hours | 8.86 terawatt-hours | 8.86 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 37.24 terawatt-hours | 29.42 terawatt-hours | 7.82 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 259.11 terawatt-hours | 183.08 terawatt-hours | 76.03 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 334.41 terawatt-hours | 394.68 terawatt-hours | 60.27 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 781.74 terawatt-hours | 630.75 terawatt-hours | 150.98 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 1,116 terawatt-hours | 994.62 terawatt-hours | 121.56 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 1,178 terawatt-hours | 1,198 terawatt-hours | 20.06 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1,338 terawatt-hours against 1,206 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 132 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Norway ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th 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.