Denmark vs Netherlands: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Denmark
1.3 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
3.11 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
69th
Netherlands rank
67th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.11 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 1.81 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.4 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 69th and Netherlands ranks 67th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 4.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3094 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.09 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.58 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.21 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8984 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.11 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 1.81 kilowatt-hours per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Denmark ranks 69th and Netherlands ranks 67th 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.