Natural gas rents in Norway
Norway: Natural gas rents was 3.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural gas rents in Norway, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.9% for natural gas rents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 333.4% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in Norway peaked at 3.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Norway ranks 17th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural gas rents in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +81.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +231.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +46.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +84.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +419.7% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +113.8% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +48.4% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -33.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -54.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +79.4% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -15.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -53.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +21.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -30.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -46.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +125.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +60.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +20.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -86.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +583.1% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +118.9% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +101.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +74.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -38.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +36.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +43.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -28.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -46.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +333.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 3.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 5.1% compare
- 15 Libya 4.6% compare
- 16 Myanmar 4.4% compare
- 18 Mozambique 3.6% compare
- 19 Malaysia 3.3% compare
- 20 Syrian Arab Republic 2.3% compare
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- 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 natural gas rents in Norway?
- Natural gas rents in Norway was 3.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for natural gas rents?
- Norway ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.