Israel vs Norway: Primary energy use
Israel
286.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
312.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Israel rank
56th
Norway rank
53rd
Primary energy use over time
- Israel
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 312.81 terawatt-hours against 286.8 terawatt-hours in Israel, a difference of 26.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 56th and Norway ranks 53rd of 218 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.51 terawatt-hours | 135.33 terawatt-hours | 85.82 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1970s | 76.25 terawatt-hours | 189.26 terawatt-hours | 113 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 105.17 terawatt-hours | 233.06 terawatt-hours | 127.89 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 184.59 terawatt-hours | 268.66 terawatt-hours | 84.07 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 243.11 terawatt-hours | 299.12 terawatt-hours | 56 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 275.74 terawatt-hours | 309.74 terawatt-hours | 34.01 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 287.85 terawatt-hours | 310.94 terawatt-hours | 23.09 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Israel or Norway?
- Norway, at 312.81 terawatt-hours against 286.8 terawatt-hours in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Israel and Norway?
- 26.01 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Norway rank globally for primary energy use?
- Israel ranks 56th and Norway ranks 53rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.