United Kingdom vs United States: Primary energy from wind per person
United Kingdom
1,252 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
1,351 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Kingdom rank
13th
United States rank
10th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- United Kingdom
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1,351 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,252 kilowatt-hours per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 99 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 13th and United States ranks 10th of 80 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | 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 | 0.0157 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8609 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8451 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 6.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.56 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 57.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 85.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.67 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 539.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 600.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 61.68 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 1,153 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,221 kilowatt-hours per person | 67.86 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, United Kingdom or United States?
- United States, at 1,351 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,252 kilowatt-hours per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between United Kingdom and United States?
- 99 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th 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.