Electricity demand per person in Norway

Norway: Electricity demand per person was 24,490 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
24,490 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
2nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
27,669 kilowatt-hours
in 2001
All-time low
24,355 kilowatt-hours
in 2022
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Electricity demand per person in Norway, 1990–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720251990: 24.9k kilowatt-hours1991: 25.3k kilowatt-hours1992: 25.3k kilowatt-hours1993: 26.0k kilowatt-hours1994: 25.9k kilowatt-hours1995: 26.5k kilowatt-hours1996: 25.9k kilowatt-hours1997: 26.0k kilowatt-hours1998: 27.1k kilowatt-hours1999: 27.0k kilowatt-hours2000: 27.5k kilowatt-hours2001: 27.7k kilowatt-hours2002: 26.6k kilowatt-hours2003: 25.1k kilowatt-hours2004: 26.5k kilowatt-hours2005: 27.1k kilowatt-hours2006: 26.2k kilowatt-hours2007: 26.8k kilowatt-hours2008: 26.7k kilowatt-hours2009: 25.3k kilowatt-hours2010: 26.7k kilowatt-hours2011: 24.8k kilowatt-hours2012: 25.6k kilowatt-hours2013: 25.2k kilowatt-hours2014: 24.4k kilowatt-hours2015: 24.7k kilowatt-hours2016: 25.1k kilowatt-hours2017: 25.2k kilowatt-hours2018: 25.6k kilowatt-hours2019: 25.0k kilowatt-hours2020: 24.9k kilowatt-hours2021: 25.8k kilowatt-hours2022: 24.4k kilowatt-hours2023: 24.6k kilowatt-hours2024: 24.9k kilowatt-hours2025: 24.5k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Norway is 24,490 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Norway peaked at 27,669 kilowatt-hours in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24,355 kilowatt-hours, in 2022.

Norway ranks 2nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25,981 kilowatt-hours 24,918 kilowatt-hours 27,091 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 26,531 kilowatt-hours 25,093 kilowatt-hours 27,669 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 25,241 kilowatt-hours 24,390 kilowatt-hours 26,731 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 24,837 kilowatt-hours 24,355 kilowatt-hours 25,804 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Iceland 48,424 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 3 Bahrain 23,920 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 4 Kuwait 18,402 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 5 Qatar 18,030 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Norway?
Electricity demand per person in Norway was 24,490 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 27,669 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 24,355 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
How does Norway rank for electricity demand per person?
Norway ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.