New Zealand vs Norway: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
25.09 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
29.53 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 29.53 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 4.44 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 4th 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 | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 9.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 11.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.17 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 13.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 14.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 22.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 22.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.84 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, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 29.53 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Norway?
- 4.44 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 4th 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.