Austria vs Norway: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Austria
25,187 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
26,096 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
34th
Norway rank
31st
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 26,096 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,187 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 909 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Norway ahead.
Austria ranks 34th and Norway ranks 31st of 76 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,318 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,827 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,509 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 29,151 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,802 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,651 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 32,112 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,099 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,986 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 35,670 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,084 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,414 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 31,281 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,239 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,958 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 26,496 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,862 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,367 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Austria or Norway?
- Norway, at 26,096 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,187 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Austria and Norway?
- 909 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Austria ranks 34th and Norway ranks 31st of 76 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 Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. 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.