Kuwait vs Norway: Oil production
Kuwait
1,566 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
1,119 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
11th
Norway rank
13th
Oil production over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1,566 terawatt-hours against 1,119 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 447 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.
Kuwait ranks 11th and Norway ranks 13th of 216 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1940s | 25.33 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 25.33 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 565.77 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 565.77 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 1,321 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1,321 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1,536 terawatt-hours | 91.79 terawatt-hours | 1,444 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 700.49 terawatt-hours | 472.38 terawatt-hours | 228.11 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 974.13 terawatt-hours | 1,482 terawatt-hours | 507.73 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 1,402 terawatt-hours | 1,619 terawatt-hours | 217.12 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 1,693 terawatt-hours | 1,018 terawatt-hours | 675.01 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1,575 terawatt-hours | 1,085 terawatt-hours | 490.86 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Kuwait or Norway?
- Kuwait, at 1,566 terawatt-hours against 1,119 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Kuwait and Norway?
- 447 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for oil production?
- Kuwait ranks 11th and Norway ranks 13th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil production. 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. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.