Norway vs Qatar: Oil production per person
Norway
199,005 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Qatar
284,654 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway rank
4th
Qatar rank
3rd
Oil production per person over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 284,654 kilowatt-hours per person against 199,005 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 85,649 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | 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 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,935 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,935 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.99 million kilowatt-hours per person | 1.99 million kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.25 million kilowatt-hours per person | 2.25 million kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 22,716 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.54 million kilowatt-hours per person | 1.52 million kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 113,365 kilowatt-hours per person | 605,874 kilowatt-hours per person | 492,509 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 339,912 kilowatt-hours per person | 580,020 kilowatt-hours per person | 240,108 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 351,062 kilowatt-hours per person | 640,978 kilowatt-hours per person | 289,916 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 198,400 kilowatt-hours per person | 402,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 203,939 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 197,425 kilowatt-hours per person | 290,051 kilowatt-hours per person | 92,626 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production per person, Norway or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 284,654 kilowatt-hours per person against 199,005 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production per person between Norway and Qatar?
- 85,649 kilowatt-hours per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for oil production per person?
- Norway ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd 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 Oil 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. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.