Argentina vs Norway: Primary energy from solar per person

Argentina
112.44 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
131.31 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
58th
Norway rank
55th

Primary energy from solar per person over time

  • Argentina
  • Norway
050100150196519952025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 131.31 kilowatt-hours per person against 112.44 kilowatt-hours per person in Argentina, a difference of 18.87 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.

Argentina ranks 58th and Norway ranks 55th of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1970s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1980s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1990s 0.0001 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0001 kilowatt-hours per person Argentina
2000s 0.0019 kilowatt-hours per person 1.37 kilowatt-hours per person 1.37 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
2010s 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person 3.29 kilowatt-hours per person Norway
2020s 69.11 kilowatt-hours per person 61.42 kilowatt-hours per person 7.69 kilowatt-hours per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Argentina or Norway?
Norway, at 131.31 kilowatt-hours per person against 112.44 kilowatt-hours per person in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Argentina and Norway?
18.87 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Norway?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Norway rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
Argentina ranks 58th and Norway ranks 55th 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 solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from solar per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.