Gas reserves, per capita in Norway
Norway: Gas reserves, per capita was 285,571 cubic meters per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
Gas reserves, per capita in Norway, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gas reserves, per capita in Norway is 285,571 cubic meters per person, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves, per capita in Norway peaked at 712,649 cubic meters per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 162,875 cubic meters per person, in 1980.
Norway ranks 9th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Gas reserves, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 162,875 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1981 | 294,931 cubic meters per person | +81.1% |
| 1982 | 339,750 cubic meters per person | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 397,822 cubic meters per person | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 402,171 cubic meters per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 606,909 cubic meters per person | +50.9% |
| 1986 | 706,672 cubic meters per person | +16.4% |
| 1987 | 697,827 cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 712,649 cubic meters per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 572,782 cubic meters per person | -19.6% |
| 1990 | 548,515 cubic meters per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 403,146 cubic meters per person | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 400,798 cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 463,821 cubic meters per person | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 460,267 cubic meters per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 460,637 cubic meters per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 306,981 cubic meters per person | -33.4% |
| 1997 | 306,911 cubic meters per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 334,201 cubic meters per person | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 262,892 cubic meters per person | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 260,970 cubic meters per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 276,265 cubic meters per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 274,779 cubic meters per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 479,509 cubic meters per person | +74.5% |
| 2004 | 461,268 cubic meters per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 450,934 cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 511,938 cubic meters per person | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 495,002 cubic meters per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 469,927 cubic meters per person | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 478,991 cubic meters per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 473,062 cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 411,624 cubic meters per person | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 399,879 cubic meters per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 407,503 cubic meters per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 406,824 cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 394,894 cubic meters per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 367,174 cubic meters per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 351,711 cubic meters per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 335,506 cubic meters per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 323,316 cubic meters per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 301,434 cubic meters per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 285,571 cubic meters per person | -5.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 285,571 cubic meters per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 304.4 cubic meters per person, 938.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas reserves, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +81.1% | 162,875 cubic meters per person | 294,931 cubic meters per person |
| 2003 | +74.5% | 274,779 cubic meters per person | 479,509 cubic meters per person |
| 1985 | +50.9% | 402,171 cubic meters per person | 606,909 cubic meters per person |
| 1996 | -33.4% | 460,637 cubic meters per person | 306,981 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 489,439 cubic meters per person | 162,875 cubic meters per person | 712,649 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 394,817 cubic meters per person | 262,892 cubic meters per person | 548,515 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 415,958 cubic meters per person | 260,970 cubic meters per person | 511,938 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 387,149 cubic meters per person | 323,316 cubic meters per person | 473,062 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 293,502 cubic meters per person | 285,571 cubic meters per person | 301,434 cubic meters per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 6 Iran 384,232 cubic meters per person compare
- 7 Russia 330,268 cubic meters per person compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 306,091 cubic meters per person compare
- 10 Trinidad and Tobago 217,952 cubic meters per person compare
- 11 Libya 210,908 cubic meters per person compare
- 12 Venezuela 200,933 cubic meters per person compare
More energy & mining data for Norway
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves, per capita in Norway?
- Gas reserves, per capita in Norway was 285,571 cubic meters per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gas reserves, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 712,649 cubic meters per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest gas reserves, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,875 cubic meters per person in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for gas reserves, per capita?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gas reserves, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gas reserves, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gas reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gas reserves ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gas reserves U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gas reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.