Denmark vs Netherlands: Primary energy from wind per person
Denmark
3,179 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
1,782 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
6th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3,179 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,782 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 1,397 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.8 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 6th of 80 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0.176 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.176 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 22.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2825 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.55 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 278.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 257.66 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,089 kilowatt-hours per person | 138.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 950.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2,176 kilowatt-hours per person | 429.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,746 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,392 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,717 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 3,179 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,782 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 1,397 kilowatt-hours per person, with Denmark 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 wind per person?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 6th 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.