New Zealand vs Norway: Primary energy from renewables per person
New Zealand
25,090 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
29,534 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
3rd
Norway rank
2nd
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 4,444 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,842 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,367 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 9,768 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,732 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 11,140 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,173 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 13,650 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,015 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 14,533 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,557 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,024 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 22,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,992 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,827 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 22,913 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,755 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,842 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, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between New Zealand and Norway?
- 4,444 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β 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.