Norway vs Qatar: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Norway
1.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
2.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
27th
Qatar rank
25th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.7 terawatt-hours against 1.92 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 0.78 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 25th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.47 terawatt-hours | 0.1819 terawatt-hours | 6.29 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 0.3919 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | -0.7177 terawatt-hours | 0.8356 terawatt-hours | 1.55 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 0.8771 terawatt-hours | 0.3311 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | -0.1755 terawatt-hours | 5.31 terawatt-hours | 5.49 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2010s | -0.4443 terawatt-hours | 9.35 terawatt-hours | 9.8 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | -1.76 terawatt-hours | 1.61 terawatt-hours | 3.37 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Norway or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.7 terawatt-hours against 1.92 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Norway and Qatar?
- 0.78 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Norway ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 25th 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.