Euro area vs Netherlands: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Euro area
214,003 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Netherlands
1.20 million kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Euro area rank
1st
Netherlands rank
2nd

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Euro area
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.20 million kWh per square kilometre against 214,003 kWh per square kilometre in Euro area, a difference of 985,387 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 5.6 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 2,196 kWh per square kilometre 42,094 kWh per square kilometre 39,899 kWh per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 40,131 kWh per square kilometre 183,457 kWh per square kilometre 143,326 kWh per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 142,807 kWh per square kilometre 434,796 kWh per square kilometre 291,988 kWh per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 212,912 kWh per square kilometre 1.09 million kWh per square kilometre 872,283 kWh per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Euro area or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.20 million kWh per square kilometre against 214,003 kWh per square kilometre in Euro area as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Euro area and Netherlands?
985,387 kWh per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Netherlands?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Euro area and Netherlands rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Euro area ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
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.

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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.