Norway: Energy use per capita

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 Norway

Energy use per capita

 Latest value 5,817.64
 Year 2015
 Measure kilograms of oil equivalent
 Data availability 1960 - 2015
 Average 4,632.27
 Min - Max 1,906.17 - 6,934.59
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2015 is 5817.64 kilograms of oil equivalent, an increase from 5595.65 kilograms of oil equivalent in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 4181.46 kilograms of oil equivalent, based on data from 34 countries. Historically, the average for Norway from 1960 to 2015 is 4632.27 kilograms of oil equivalent. The minimum value, 1906.17 kilograms of oil equivalent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 6934.59 kilograms of oil equivalent was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Norway - Energy use per capita - Recent values chart

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Norway - Energy use per capita - historical chart - 1960-2015




The energy use per capita in Norway includes all types of energy sources, from domestic production and imports. For easy comparison, the energy is expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent.
Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

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 Diesel prices 1.63 2016 dollars
 Energy use per capita 5,817.64 2015 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Share of clean energy 61.40 2021 percent
 Energy use per $1000 GDP 67.83 2015 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Electricity from renewable sources, kWh 2,712.00 2015 million kWh
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 36,177 2020 kt
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita 6.73 2020 metric tons
 Greenhouse gas emissions 46,117 2020 kt of CO2 equivalent
 GDP per unit of energy 10.44 2015 GDP per kg of oil equivalent
 Energy imports -581.35 2015 percent
 Natural resources income 10.05 2021 percent
 Oil revenue 6.06 2021 percent
 Natural gas revenue 3.94 2021 percent
 Access to electricity 100.00 2022 percent
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