Finland vs Norway: Primary energy from wind per person
Finland
4,160 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
2,537 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Norway rank
4th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 4,160 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 1,623 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.6 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | 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 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 2.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5488 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 28.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 67.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 458.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 474.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 2,630 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 217.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 4,160 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 Finland and Norway?
- 1,623 kilowatt-hours per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Finland ranks 1st 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.