Norway vs USSR: Primary energy from renewables per person
Norway
29,534 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
737.54 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Norway rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Norway
- USSR
How they compare
Norway currently reports 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person against 737.54 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 28,796 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 40.0 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 79 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 408.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,800 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 18,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 573.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,927 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 23,354 kilowatt-hours per person | 687.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,667 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, Norway or USSR?
- Norway, at 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person against 737.54 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Norway and USSR?
- 28,796 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Norway and USSR rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Norway ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st 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.