Finland vs Norway: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Finland
30.86 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
29.53 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 30.86 kilowatt-hours per person against 29.53 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 1.33 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 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 79 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 | 2.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.39 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 13.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 18.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.21 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 21.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 23.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 28.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4758 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 30.86 kilowatt-hours per person against 29.53 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Finland and Norway?
- 1.33 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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.