Australia vs Norway: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Australia
3,632 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
2,668 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Norway rank
7th
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3,632 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,668 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 964 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 1.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2725 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 84.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 97.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 738.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 479.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 259.11 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 2,727 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,474 kilowatt-hours per person | 252.86 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Australia or Norway?
- Australia, at 3,632 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,668 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Australia and Norway?
- 964 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Australia ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind 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 of total energy supply per person.