Norway vs USSR: Gas production per person
Norway
214,403 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
20,217 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Norway rank
3rd
USSR rank
1st
Gas production per person over time
- Norway
- USSR
How they compare
Norway currently reports 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 194,186 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 10.6 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 85 shared years of data; in 1900 it was USSR ahead.
Norway ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.79 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 106.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 106.07 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 223.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 223.75 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 700.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 700.04 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,174 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,174 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 9,162 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,685 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,523 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 59,631 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,679 kilowatt-hours per person | 41,952 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas production per person, Norway or USSR?
- Norway, at 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gas production per person between Norway and USSR?
- 194,186 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and USSR?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 1984.
- How do Norway and USSR rank globally for gas production per person?
- Norway ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas production per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.