Netherlands vs Norway: Primary energy from wind per person
Netherlands
1,782 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
2,537 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
6th
Norway rank
4th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,782 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 755 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 6th and Norway ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | 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 | 0.2825 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2825 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 20.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.66 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 138.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 42.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 429.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 474.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 44.61 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 1,392 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,021 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, Netherlands or Norway?
- Norway, at 2,537 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 Netherlands and Norway?
- 755 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Netherlands ranks 6th 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.