Austria vs Finland: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Austria
4,038 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland
2,213 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
6th
Finland rank
9th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Austria
- Finland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 4,038 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,213 kilowatt-hours per person in Finland, a difference of 1,825 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.8 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 6th and Finland ranks 9th of 80 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,200 kilowatt-hours per person | 136.09 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,311 kilowatt-hours per person | 597.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 4,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,636 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,533 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 4,498 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,540 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,958 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 4,661 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,526 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,135 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 4,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,977 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 4,395 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,603 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,792 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Austria or Finland?
- Austria, at 4,038 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,213 kilowatt-hours per person in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Austria and Finland?
- 1,825 kilowatt-hours per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Finland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Austria ranks 6th and Finland ranks 9th 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 hydropower 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.