Australia vs Denmark: Electricity generation from solar and wind per person
Australia
3,534 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark
3,942 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Denmark rank
3rd
Electricity generation from solar and wind per person over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3,942 kilowatt-hours against 3,534 kilowatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 408 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 208 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 kilowatt-hours | 278.3 kilowatt-hours | 276.71 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 84.34 kilowatt-hours | 1,089 kilowatt-hours | 1,005 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 738.8 kilowatt-hours | 2,267 kilowatt-hours | 1,528 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2,694 kilowatt-hours | 3,576 kilowatt-hours | 882.16 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind per person, Australia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 3,942 kilowatt-hours against 3,534 kilowatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind per person between Australia and Denmark?
- 408 kilowatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind per person?
- Australia ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind 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.