Low & middle income vs Norway: GDP per unit of energy use

Low & middle income
11.38 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Norway
22.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
30th
Norway rank
32nd

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Norway
51015202530199020072024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 22.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 11.38 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.75 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.9 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 30th and Norway ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 4.19 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.2637 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Norway
2000s 5.94 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 7.79 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 1.84 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Norway
2010s 8.12 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 11.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 3.81 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Norway
2020s 10.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 20.24 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Low & middle income or Norway?
Norway, at 22.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 11.38 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Low & middle income and Norway?
10.75 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Norway?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Low & middle income and Norway rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Low & middle income ranks 30th and Norway ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.