Denmark vs Norway: Primary energy from wind per person
Denmark
3,179 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
2,537 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
Norway rank
4th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3,179 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 642 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | 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 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 278.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 276.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,089 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 992.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2,176 kilowatt-hours per person | 474.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,701 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 696.05 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 Norway?
- Denmark, at 3,179 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Denmark and Norway?
- 642 kilowatt-hours per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 4th 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.