Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Norway
Norway: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Norway, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.3% for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Norway peaked at 3.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.4% | — |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -93.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +1225.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -94.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +1090.9% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 4.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 3.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1225.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
| 2023 | +1090.9% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More energy & mining data for Norway
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Norway?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Norway was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).