Gas consumption per person in Norway
Norway: Gas consumption per person was 6,049 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gas consumption per person in Norway, 1977–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 6,049 kilowatt-hours per person for gas consumption per person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas consumption per person in Norway peaked at 10,397 kilowatt-hours per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 986.6 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1977.
Norway ranks 54th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,505 kilowatt-hours per person | 986.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,879 kilowatt-hours per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 3,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,013 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,986 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,201 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,262 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,915 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,226 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,397 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,271 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,775 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,689 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,954 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,164 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 51 Thailand 6,605 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 52 Spain 6,538 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 53 Turkey 6,438 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 55 Lithuania 5,894 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 56 Poland 5,801 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 57 Ukraine 5,780 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gas consumption per person in Norway?
- Gas consumption per person in Norway was 6,049 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gas consumption per person recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10,397 kilowatt-hours per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest gas consumption per person recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 986.6 kilowatt-hours per person in 1977.
- How does Norway rank for gas consumption per person?
- Norway ranks 54th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gas consumption per person rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.