Ireland vs Norway: Primary energy from wind per person
Ireland
2,272 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
2,537 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
5th
Norway rank
4th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,272 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland, a difference of 265 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Ireland ranks 5th and Norway ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 12.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 283.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 187.42 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,278 kilowatt-hours per person | 474.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 803.98 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2,222 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 190.52 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Ireland or Norway?
- Norway, at 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,272 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Ireland and Norway?
- 265 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Ireland ranks 5th and Norway ranks 4th of 80 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 wind 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.