Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Oil production per person

Norway
199,005 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
180,280 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th

Oil production per person over time

  • Norway
  • Saudi Arabia
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M190019622025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 199,005 kilowatt-hours per person against 180,280 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 18,725 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Norway ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Saudi Arabia 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 258.51 kilowatt-hours per person 258.51 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
1940s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 26,858 kilowatt-hours per person 26,858 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
1950s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 256,910 kilowatt-hours per person 256,910 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 433,987 kilowatt-hours per person 433,987 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 22,716 kilowatt-hours per person 948,742 kilowatt-hours per person 926,026 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 113,365 kilowatt-hours per person 469,299 kilowatt-hours per person 355,935 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 339,912 kilowatt-hours per person 381,263 kilowatt-hours per person 41,351 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 351,062 kilowatt-hours per person 273,423 kilowatt-hours per person 77,639 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
2010s 198,400 kilowatt-hours per person 221,178 kilowatt-hours per person 22,777 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 197,425 kilowatt-hours per person 188,872 kilowatt-hours per person 8,553 kilowatt-hours per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil production per person, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
Norway, at 199,005 kilowatt-hours per person against 180,280 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in oil production per person between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
18,725 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil production per person?
Norway ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 215 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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Indicator
Oil production per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 15,241 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.