Ireland vs Norway: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Ireland
2,587 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
2,668 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
9th
Norway rank
7th
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2,668 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,587 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland, a difference of 81 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Ireland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | 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 | 12.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 283.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 97.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 186.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,280 kilowatt-hours per person | 479.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 799.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,474 kilowatt-hours per person | 134.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Ireland or Norway?
- Norway, at 2,668 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,587 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Ireland and Norway?
- 81 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Ireland ranks 9th 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.