India vs Norway: Primary energy from solar per person
India
115.16 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
131.31 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India rank
57th
Norway rank
55th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- India
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 131.31 kilowatt-hours per person against 115.16 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 16.15 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
India ranks 57th and Norway ranks 55th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | 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 | 0.0025 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0025 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.0244 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 10.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.61 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2020s | 75.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 61.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.79 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, India or Norway?
- Norway, at 131.31 kilowatt-hours per person against 115.16 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between India and Norway?
- 16.15 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Norway rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- India ranks 57th 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.