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Per capita daily oil consumption in Norway

Norway: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0354 barrels per capita per day in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0354 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
36th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0506 barrels per capita per day
in 2007
All-time low
0.0354 barrels per capita per day
in 2019
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily oil consumption in Norway, 1980–2019

00.020.040.061980199920191980: 0.049 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.041 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.04 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.047 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.048 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.049 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.047 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.047 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.044 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.044 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.045 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.046 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.048 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.05 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.05 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.05 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.05 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.047 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.049 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.048 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.05 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.047 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.048 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.049 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.051 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.047 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.046 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.047 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.044 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.043 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.043 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.041 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.042 barrels per capita per day2019: 0.035 barrels per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in barrels per capita per day.

Analysis

In 2019, per capita daily oil consumption in Norway stood at 0.0354 barrels per capita per day. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Norway peaked at 0.0506 barrels per capita per day in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0354 barrels per capita per day, in 2019.

That places Norway 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Per capita daily oil consumption in Norway, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.049 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0451 barrels per capita per day -8.0%
1982 0.0406 barrels per capita per day -10.1%
1983 0.04 barrels per capita per day -1.5%
1984 0.0455 barrels per capita per day +13.8%
1985 0.0474 barrels per capita per day +4.3%
1986 0.0483 barrels per capita per day +1.8%
1987 0.0487 barrels per capita per day +0.9%
1988 0.0466 barrels per capita per day -4.4%
1989 0.0449 barrels per capita per day -3.6%
1990 0.047 barrels per capita per day +4.7%
1991 0.0445 barrels per capita per day -5.4%
1992 0.044 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
1993 0.0452 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
1994 0.0461 barrels per capita per day +2.1%
1995 0.0478 barrels per capita per day +3.5%
1996 0.05 barrels per capita per day +4.7%
1997 0.05 barrels per capita per day +0.0%
1998 0.05 barrels per capita per day -0.1%
1999 0.0497 barrels per capita per day -0.6%
2000 0.0466 barrels per capita per day -6.2%
2001 0.0492 barrels per capita per day +5.6%
2002 0.0485 barrels per capita per day -1.5%
2003 0.0504 barrels per capita per day +3.9%
2004 0.0473 barrels per capita per day -6.0%
2005 0.0479 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
2006 0.0487 barrels per capita per day +1.7%
2007 0.0506 barrels per capita per day +3.8%
2008 0.0468 barrels per capita per day -7.4%
2009 0.0461 barrels per capita per day -1.5%
2010 0.0468 barrels per capita per day +1.4%
2011 0.0445 barrels per capita per day -5.0%
2012 0.0429 barrels per capita per day -3.6%
2013 0.043 barrels per capita per day +0.2%
2014 0.0411 barrels per capita per day -4.3%
2015 0.0414 barrels per capita per day +0.6%
2016 0.0405 barrels per capita per day -2.0%
2017 0.0407 barrels per capita per day +0.4%
2018 0.0417 barrels per capita per day +2.5%
2019 0.0354 barrels per capita per day -15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0456 barrels per capita per day 0.04 barrels per capita per day 0.049 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0474 barrels per capita per day 0.044 barrels per capita per day 0.05 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0482 barrels per capita per day 0.0461 barrels per capita per day 0.0506 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0418 barrels per capita per day 0.0354 barrels per capita per day 0.0468 barrels per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 33 Finland 0.0369 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 34 Brunei Darussalam 0.0369 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 35 New Zealand 0.0363 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 37 Naoero 0.035 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0347 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 39 Libya 0.0334 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Norway?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Norway was 0.0354 barrels per capita per day in 2019, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.0506 barrels per capita per day in 2007.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0354 barrels per capita per day in 2019.
How does Norway rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Norway ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day)
Unit
barrels per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,068 data points, 1980–2019
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Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.