China vs Norway: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
China
27.85 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
26.1 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
China rank
28th
Norway rank
31st
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Norway
How they compare
China currently reports 27.85 kilowatt-hours per person against 26.1 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 1.75 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Norway ahead.
China ranks 28th 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 | China | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 5.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 7.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 13.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 23.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 21.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 26.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, China or Norway?
- China, at 27.85 kilowatt-hours per person against 26.1 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between China and Norway?
- 1.75 kilowatt-hours per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Norway?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do China and Norway rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 28th 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 fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.