Germany vs Norway: Primary energy from wind per person
Germany
1,590 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
2,537 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Germany rank
7th
Norway rank
4th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,590 kilowatt-hours per person in Germany, a difference of 947 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Germany ranks 7th and Norway ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | 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 | 0.047 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.047 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 22.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 320.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 224.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 914.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 474.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 440.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 1,562 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 851.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,590 kilowatt-hours per person in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Germany and Norway?
- 947 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Germany ranks 7th 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.