Australia vs Germany: Primary energy from wind per person
Australia
1,468 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Germany
1,590 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Germany rank
7th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1,590 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,468 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 122 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 80 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.047 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.047 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.4831 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 79.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 320.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 240.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 463.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 914.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 450.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 1,160 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,562 kilowatt-hours per person | 401.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 1,590 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,468 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Australia and Germany?
- 122 kilowatt-hours per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Australia ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th 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 wind 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.