Energy intensity in Norway
Norway: Energy intensity was 0.6327 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity in Norway, 1965–2022
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.6327 kilowatt-hours per dollar for energy intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity in Norway peaked at 2.66 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.6327 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 2022.
Norway ranks 134th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.3 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.46 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.66 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.99 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.22 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9916 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7928 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7301 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.672 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7776 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6703 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6327 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.698 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 131 Eswatini 0.6511 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6455 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 133 Puerto Rico 0.6417 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 135 Philippines 0.6201 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 136 Angola 0.6165 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 137 Burkina Faso 0.6103 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
More energy & mining data for Norway
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 5.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 5.4% (2025)
- Gas production 1,206 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,206 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 62.3% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 4.9% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 50.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy intensity in Norway?
- Energy intensity in Norway was 0.6327 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy intensity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1970.
- What is the lowest energy intensity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6327 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for energy intensity?
- Norway ranks 134th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.