Ireland vs Norway: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.3% against 5.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 176th and Norway ranks 173rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 7.0% | 1.6% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 7.5% | 3.2% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 1.4% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 0.8% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.3% | 2.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 5.7% | 3.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.8% | 0.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Ireland or Norway?
- Norway, at 5.3% against 5.2% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Ireland and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for fuel imports?
- Ireland ranks 176th and Norway ranks 173rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.