Primary energy from solar and wind per person in Norway
Norway: Primary energy from solar and wind per person was 2,668 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. β Volatile
Primary energy from solar and wind per person in Norway, 1965β2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from solar and wind per person in Norway is 2,668 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 447.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from solar and wind per person in Norway peaked at 2,773 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Norway ranks 7th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 203.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 479.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 181.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,053 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,474 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,867 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,773 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 4 Australia 3,632 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 5 Netherlands 3,173 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 6 Germany 2,679 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 8 Spain 2,599 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 9 Ireland 2,587 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 10 United States 2,482 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Norway
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 5.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 5.4% (2025)
- Gas production 1,206 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,206 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from solar and wind per person in Norway?
- Primary energy from solar and wind per person in Norway was 2,668 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from solar and wind per person recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2,773 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary energy from solar and wind per person recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Norway rank for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from solar and wind per person rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 447.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from solar and wind per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.