Norway vs Qatar: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Norway
1.9%
in 2025
Qatar
1.5%
in 2025
Norway rank
25th
Qatar rank
28th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.9% against 1.5% in Qatar, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 28th of 79 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 24.2% | 14.8% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 16.3% | 13.1% | Qatar |
| 1980s | -0.5% | 11.2% | 11.7% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 5.6% | 4.5% | Qatar |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 13.3% | 13.4% | Qatar |
| 2010s | -0.3% | 8.8% | 9.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | -1.5% | 1.9% | 3.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Norway or Qatar?
- Norway, at 1.9% against 1.5% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Norway and Qatar?
- 0.4%, with Norway 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 percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Norway ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 28th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.