Denmark vs Netherlands: Global primary energy use by source
Denmark
22.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
22.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
Netherlands rank
23rd
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 22.76 terawatt-hours against 22.57 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 0.19 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Denmark ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 77 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.1273 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 1.71 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 3.38 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.85 terawatt-hours | 11.77 terawatt-hours | 3.92 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 14.9 terawatt-hours | 17.31 terawatt-hours | 2.42 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 21.4 terawatt-hours | 25.96 terawatt-hours | 4.56 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 22.76 terawatt-hours against 22.57 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.19 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Denmark ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.