Finland vs Norway: Primary energy from renewables per person
Finland
13,178 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
29,534 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland rank
5th
Norway rank
2nd
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person against 13,178 kilowatt-hours per person in Finland, a difference of 16,356 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 2.2 times Finland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 79 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,200 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,009 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 2,311 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,190 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 2,636 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,676 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 6,442 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,223 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 8,094 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,557 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,463 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 10,207 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,992 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,785 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 12,732 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,755 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,022 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person against 13,178 kilowatt-hours per person in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Finland and Norway?
- 16,356 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Finland ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 79 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 renewables 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.