Finland vs Norway: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Finland
30,855 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
29,534 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland rank
2nd
Norway rank
3rd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 30,855 kilowatt-hours per person against 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 1,321 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,200 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,009 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 3,112 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,388 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 13,187 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,125 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 18,452 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,213 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 21,327 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,557 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,230 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 23,073 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,992 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,919 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 28,279 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,755 kilowatt-hours per person | 475.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 30,855 kilowatt-hours per person against 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Finland and Norway?
- 1,321 kilowatt-hours per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Finland ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.