Norway vs United States of America: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person
Norway
78.2 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
United States of America
97.3 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Norway rank
6th
United States of America rank
3rd
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person over time
- Norway
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 97.3 kilowatt-hours against 78.2 kilowatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 19.1 kilowatt-hours.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States of America ahead.
Norway ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.32 kilowatt-hours | 96.36 kilowatt-hours | 20.04 kilowatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2000s | 78.26 kilowatt-hours | 100.91 kilowatt-hours | 22.65 kilowatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2010s | 81.77 kilowatt-hours | 90.01 kilowatt-hours | 8.24 kilowatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2020s | 78.2 kilowatt-hours | 97.3 kilowatt-hours | 19.1 kilowatt-hours | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person, Norway or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 97.3 kilowatt-hours against 78.2 kilowatt-hours in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person between Norway and United States of America?
- 19.1 kilowatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Norway and United States of America rank globally for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Norway ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.