Germany vs United States: Primary energy from wind per person
Germany
1,590 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
1,351 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Germany rank
7th
United States rank
10th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1,590 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,351 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 239 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | 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 | 0.8609 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8139 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 22.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 320.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 85.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 234.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 914.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 600.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 314 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 1,562 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,221 kilowatt-hours per person | 340.89 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, Germany or United States?
- Germany, at 1,590 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,351 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Germany and United States?
- 239 kilowatt-hours per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Germany ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th 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.