France vs Norway: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
France
20,830 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
29,534 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France rank
6th
Norway rank
3rd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- France
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,830 kilowatt-hours per person in France, a difference of 8,704 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times France's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
France ranks 6th 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 | France | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,171 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,038 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 2,225 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,276 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 11,825 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,488 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 20,398 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,267 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 22,881 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,557 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,676 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 21,842 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,992 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,150 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 19,031 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,755 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,724 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, France or Norway?
- Norway, at 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,830 kilowatt-hours per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between France and Norway?
- 8,704 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Norway rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- France ranks 6th 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.