Norway vs Qatar: Electricity generation per person

Norway
28,598 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
18,030 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
2nd
Qatar rank
5th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Norway
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 28,598 kilowatt-hours against 18,030 kilowatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 10,568 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Qatar's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 5th of 214 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 25,493 kilowatt-hours 11,061 kilowatt-hours 14,432 kilowatt-hours Norway
1990s 26,631 kilowatt-hours 12,089 kilowatt-hours 14,541 kilowatt-hours Norway
2000s 27,600 kilowatt-hours 15,894 kilowatt-hours 11,706 kilowatt-hours Norway
2010s 26,980 kilowatt-hours 17,190 kilowatt-hours 9,789 kilowatt-hours Norway
2020s 28,166 kilowatt-hours 18,416 kilowatt-hours 9,750 kilowatt-hours Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Norway or Qatar?
Norway, at 28,598 kilowatt-hours against 18,030 kilowatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Norway and Qatar?
10,568 kilowatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Norway ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 5th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.