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Statistics about

Energy consumption in households

The purpose of the statistics is to present figures for average energy consumption per household for different household types and house types, and to study the development over time. The statistics also comprise combinations of heating equipment in dwellings.

Updated: 14 July 2014
Next update: 10 July 2025

Selected figures from this statistics

  • Average energy consumption per household, total and per m² dwelling area. Two last years. kWh
    Average energy consumption per household, total and per m² dwelling area. Two last years. kWh
    Total energy consumption (kWh)Change in per centSpecific energy consumption (kWh per m2 dwelling area)Change in per cent
    200920122009 - 2012200920122009 - 2012
    Total20 41520 230-0.91811852.2
    Electrisity15 97716 0440.41461492.1
    Oil and kerosene845698-17.476-14.3
    Wood, coal and coke3 4073 204-6.027270.0
    Explanation of symbols
  • Average energy consumption by product and per household. kWh supply of energy
    Average energy consumption by product and per household. kWh supply of energy
    19931994199520012004200620092012
    Total22 70623 52523 63322 39921 14321 64420 41520 230
    Electrisity18 06418 43618 53717 77915 99116 24015 97716 044
    Oil and kerosene1 7611 7181 9081 2171 5621 411845698
    Wood, coal and coke2 8723 2743 1053 3313 5043 8533 4073 204
    Explanation of symbols
  • Average energy consumption by product, per m² dwelling area. kWh supply of energy. Time series
    Average energy consumption by product, per m² dwelling area. kWh supply of energy. Time series
    19931994199520012004200620092012
    Total207212211203186190181185
    Electrisity167169169164145147146149
    Oil and kerosene15151511131276
    Wood, coal and coke2527262827302727
    Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 27 May 2021.

Income :
The information is taken from tax assessment registers. Income is calculated as pensionable earnings - assessed taxes + tax deductions.

Household
A household consists of all persons living in the same dwelling and eating at least one meal together every day. Persons who are temporarily absent due to school; vacation, admission to hospital, military service etc. are included.

Region:
The various regions consist of the following counties:
Oslo
Akershus
Hedmark and Oppland
South-east Norway (Østfold, Buskerud, Vestfold and Telemark)
Agder and Rogaland (Aust-Agder, Vest-Agder and Rogaland)
Western Norway (Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Møre og Romsdal)
Trøndelag (Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag)
Northern Norway (Nordland, Troms and Finnmark)

House type:
The classification of house types is the following:
Farming houses
Detached houses
Row houses/semi-detached houses (row houses, chain housing, two, three, four family houses etc.)
Blocks of flats etc. (large houses with many dwellings and combined dwelling and office / industrial buildings)

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