New Zealand vs Norway: Primary energy from hydropower per person
New Zealand
4,609 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
25,813 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
5th
Norway rank
2nd
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 25,813 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 21,204 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 5.6 times New Zealand's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 5th 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 | 4,080 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,129 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,432 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 6,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,941 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 6,637 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,486 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,849 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 5,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,203 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,354 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 5,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,830 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,455 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 4,828 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,321 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,493 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 25,813 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between New Zealand and Norway?
- 21,204 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 primary energy from hydropower per person?
- New Zealand ranks 5th 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 Primary energy from hydropower per person. 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.