Norway vs Upper middle income: GDP per unit of energy use

Norway
22.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Upper middle income
10.65 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Norway rank
32nd
Upper middle income rank
35th

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Norway
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 22.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 10.65 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.48 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Norway's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 4.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.4347 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Norway
2000s 7.79 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 5.66 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Norway
2010s 11.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 7.7 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.23 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Norway
2020s 20.24 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.79 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 10.45 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, Norway or Upper middle income?
Norway, at 22.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 10.65 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Norway and Upper middle income?
11.48 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Upper middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Norway and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Norway ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 171 countries.
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.