New Zealand vs Norway: Fossil fuel supply by source
New Zealand
27.45 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
34.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand rank
64th
Norway rank
62nd
Fossil fuel supply by source over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 34.01 terawatt-hours against 27.45 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 6.56 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 64th and Norway ranks 62nd of 77 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.15 terawatt-hours | 6.11 terawatt-hours | 7.03 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 29.58 terawatt-hours | 13.47 terawatt-hours | 16.11 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 49.52 terawatt-hours | 31.38 terawatt-hours | 18.13 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 46.23 terawatt-hours | 42.72 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 46.69 terawatt-hours | 42.57 terawatt-hours | 4.12 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 36.34 terawatt-hours | 38.14 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel supply by source, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 34.01 terawatt-hours against 27.45 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel supply by source between New Zealand and Norway?
- 6.56 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for fossil fuel supply by source?
- New Zealand ranks 64th and Norway ranks 62nd of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel supply 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.