Ireland vs Norway: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
25.63 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
26.1 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
33rd
Norway rank
31st
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 26.1 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.63 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.47 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Norway ahead.
Ireland ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 31st of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 28.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.29 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 36.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 43.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 32.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.326 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 27.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.367 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, Ireland or Norway?
- Norway, at 26.1 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.63 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Norway?
- 0.47 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 33rd 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.