Denmark vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Denmark
651,998 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
482,623 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Denmark rank
6th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
8th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020052021

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 651,998 kWh per square kilometre against 482,623 kWh per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 169,375 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 6th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 208 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 53,698 kWh per square kilometre 1,341 kWh per square kilometre 52,356 kWh per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 212,560 kWh per square kilometre 45,912 kWh per square kilometre 166,649 kWh per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 445,475 kWh per square kilometre 273,158 kWh per square kilometre 172,317 kWh per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 618,873 kWh per square kilometre 505,508 kWh per square kilometre 113,366 kWh per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Denmark or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Denmark, at 651,998 kWh per square kilometre against 482,623 kWh per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Denmark and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
169,375 kWh per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Denmark ranks 6th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/electricity-production-from-renewable-sources-excluding-hydroelectric-kwh-per-square/denmark/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/electricity-production-from-renewable-sources-excluding-hydroelectric-kwh-per-square/denmark/united-kingdom/">Denmark vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.