Norway vs Qatar: Oil production
Norway
1,119 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
886.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
13th
Qatar rank
16th
Oil production over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,119 terawatt-hours against 886.95 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 232.05 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.
Norway ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 16th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1163 terawatt-hours | 0.1163 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 58.52 terawatt-hours | 58.52 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 141.39 terawatt-hours | 141.39 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1970s | 91.79 terawatt-hours | 273.11 terawatt-hours | 181.31 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1980s | 472.38 terawatt-hours | 208.11 terawatt-hours | 264.28 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 1,482 terawatt-hours | 300.43 terawatt-hours | 1,181 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 1,619 terawatt-hours | 587.09 terawatt-hours | 1,032 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 1,018 terawatt-hours | 894.65 terawatt-hours | 123.77 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 1,085 terawatt-hours | 853.06 terawatt-hours | 231.53 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Norway or Qatar?
- Norway, at 1,119 terawatt-hours against 886.95 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Norway and Qatar?
- 232.05 terawatt-hours, with Norway 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?
- Norway ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 16th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – 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.