Belgium vs Norway: Primary energy use per person
Belgium
52,020 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
55,629 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
26th
Norway rank
23rd
Primary energy use per person over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 55,629 kilowatt-hours per person against 52,020 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 3,609 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 26th and Norway ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,337 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,723 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,615 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 56,948 kilowatt-hours per person | 47,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,526 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 56,253 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,115 kilowatt-hours per person | 137.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 67,136 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,763 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,373 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 72,357 kilowatt-hours per person | 64,641 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,715 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 63,066 kilowatt-hours per person | 60,231 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,835 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 56,334 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,617 kilowatt-hours per person | 282.75 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use per person, Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at 55,629 kilowatt-hours per person against 52,020 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Belgium and Norway?
- 3,609 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for primary energy use per person?
- Belgium ranks 26th and Norway ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use 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.