Norway vs United States: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Norway
2,668 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
2,482 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway rank
7th
United States rank
10th
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2,668 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,482 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 186 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Norway ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | 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 | 0.9836 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9836 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.17 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 97.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 89.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.21 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 479.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 732.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 252.94 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 2,474 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,922 kilowatt-hours per person | 552.69 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, Norway or United States?
- Norway, at 2,668 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,482 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Norway and United States?
- 186 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Norway ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th 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.