Greenland vs Netherlands: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Greenland
48,337 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Netherlands
47,910 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
31st
Netherlands rank
33rd
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Greenland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 48,337 kilowatt-hours per person against 47,910 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 427 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Greenland ranks 31st 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 | Greenland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36,279 kilowatt-hours per person | 57,651 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,372 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 38,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 64,398 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,549 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 48,002 kilowatt-hours per person | 67,735 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,734 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 53,483 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,327 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,844 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 47,195 kilowatt-hours per person | 50,740 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,544 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, Greenland or Netherlands?
- Greenland, at 48,337 kilowatt-hours per person against 47,910 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Greenland and Netherlands?
- 427 kilowatt-hours per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Netherlands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Netherlands rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Greenland ranks 31st 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.