Australia vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Australia
1.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
1.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
30th
Norway rank
27th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.92 terawatt-hours against 1.55 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 0.37 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th of 80 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.61 terawatt-hours | 6.47 terawatt-hours | 9.14 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 12.35 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 9.36 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | -0.1769 terawatt-hours | -0.7177 terawatt-hours | 0.5408 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 7.2 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 5.99 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.8 terawatt-hours | -0.1755 terawatt-hours | 4.97 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.98 terawatt-hours | -0.4443 terawatt-hours | 10.43 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.98 terawatt-hours | -1.76 terawatt-hours | 4.74 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.92 terawatt-hours against 1.55 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Australia and Norway?
- 0.37 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Australia ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.