Aruba vs Netherlands: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Aruba
45,575 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Netherlands
47,910 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Aruba rank
35th
Netherlands rank
33rd
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Aruba
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 47,910 kilowatt-hours per person against 45,575 kilowatt-hours per person in Aruba, a difference of 2,335 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 59,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 41,201 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 40,095 kilowatt-hours per person | 64,398 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,302 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 57,145 kilowatt-hours per person | 67,735 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,590 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 47,279 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,327 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,049 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 44,811 kilowatt-hours per person | 50,740 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,929 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Aruba or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 47,910 kilowatt-hours per person against 45,575 kilowatt-hours per person in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Aruba and Netherlands?
- 2,335 kilowatt-hours per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Netherlands?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Netherlands rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Aruba ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. 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.