Norway vs Qatar: Global primary energy use by source
Norway
0.6842 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
0.4072 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
56th
Qatar rank
59th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.6842 terawatt-hours against 0.4072 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 0.277 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.7 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Qatar ahead.
Norway ranks 56th and Qatar ranks 59th of 77 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0327 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0327 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.7691 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.7691 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.9639 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.9639 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.8683 terawatt-hours | 0.2486 terawatt-hours | 0.6196 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.7099 terawatt-hours | 0.4072 terawatt-hours | 0.3026 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Norway or Qatar?
- Norway, at 0.6842 terawatt-hours against 0.4072 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Norway and Qatar?
- 0.277 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Norway ranks 56th and Qatar ranks 59th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.