Denmark vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Denmark
3.33 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
2.73 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
148th
Netherlands rank
149th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.33 kilowatt-hours against 2.73 kilowatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 0.6 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 148th and Netherlands ranks 149th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 4.93 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1970s | 4.8 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 4.8 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.99 kilowatt-hours | 0.3094 kilowatt-hours | 5.69 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.36 kilowatt-hours | 6.2 kilowatt-hours | 0.8353 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.8 kilowatt-hours | 6.35 kilowatt-hours | 1.54 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.17 kilowatt-hours | 5.09 kilowatt-hours | 1.92 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.1 kilowatt-hours | 3.71 kilowatt-hours | 0.6094 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 3.33 kilowatt-hours against 2.73 kilowatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.6 kilowatt-hours, with Denmark 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 electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Denmark ranks 148th and Netherlands ranks 149th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower per person. 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 per person.