Electricity generation per person in Norway

Norway: Electricity generation per person was 28,598 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
28,598 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
2nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
31,736 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
All-time low
23,345 kilowatt-hours
in 1986
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Electricity generation per person in Norway, 1985–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k1985200520251985: 24.9k kilowatt-hours1986: 23.3k kilowatt-hours1987: 24.9k kilowatt-hours1988: 26.1k kilowatt-hours1989: 28.2k kilowatt-hours1990: 28.7k kilowatt-hours1991: 25.9k kilowatt-hours1992: 27.3k kilowatt-hours1993: 27.8k kilowatt-hours1994: 25.9k kilowatt-hours1995: 28.0k kilowatt-hours1996: 23.9k kilowatt-hours1997: 25.1k kilowatt-hours1998: 26.3k kilowatt-hours1999: 27.4k kilowatt-hours2000: 31.7k kilowatt-hours2001: 26.9k kilowatt-hours2002: 28.7k kilowatt-hours2003: 23.4k kilowatt-hours2004: 24.0k kilowatt-hours2005: 29.7k kilowatt-hours2006: 26.0k kilowatt-hours2007: 28.9k kilowatt-hours2008: 29.6k kilowatt-hours2009: 27.1k kilowatt-hours2010: 25.2k kilowatt-hours2011: 25.4k kilowatt-hours2012: 29.1k kilowatt-hours2013: 26.2k kilowatt-hours2014: 27.4k kilowatt-hours2015: 27.6k kilowatt-hours2016: 28.3k kilowatt-hours2017: 28.1k kilowatt-hours2018: 27.5k kilowatt-hours2019: 25.0k kilowatt-hours2020: 28.7k kilowatt-hours2021: 29.1k kilowatt-hours2022: 26.6k kilowatt-hours2023: 27.8k kilowatt-hours2024: 28.2k kilowatt-hours2025: 28.6k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation per person in Norway is 28,598 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Norway peaked at 31,736 kilowatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23,345 kilowatt-hours, in 1986.

That places Norway 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 25,493 kilowatt-hours 23,345 kilowatt-hours 28,200 kilowatt-hours 5
1990s 26,631 kilowatt-hours 23,896 kilowatt-hours 28,670 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 27,600 kilowatt-hours 23,369 kilowatt-hours 31,736 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 26,980 kilowatt-hours 25,026 kilowatt-hours 29,128 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 28,166 kilowatt-hours 26,649 kilowatt-hours 29,055 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Iceland 48,424 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 3 Bahrain 23,615 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 generation per person in Norway?
Electricity generation per person in Norway was 28,598 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 31,736 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 23,345 kilowatt-hours in 1986.
How does Norway rank for electricity generation per person?
Norway ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.