Primary energy from hydropower per person in Denmark
Denmark: Primary energy from hydropower per person was 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary energy from hydropower per person in Denmark, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from hydropower per person in Denmark is 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of down 65.5% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from hydropower per person in Denmark peaked at 6.93 kilowatt-hours per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 68th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 4.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 65 Bangladesh 5.02 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 66 Netherlands 3.11 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Israel 1.93 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 69 Algeria 0.6109 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 70 Turkmenistan 0.4134 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Hong Kong 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Kuwait 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Oman 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Qatar 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Saudi Arabia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Singapore 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 United Arab Emirates 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.93 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.96 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.18 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9586 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.41 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.7 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from hydropower per person in Denmark?
- Primary energy from hydropower per person in Denmark was 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from hydropower per person recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 kilowatt-hours per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary energy from hydropower per person recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Denmark ranks 68th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from hydropower per person rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.