Australia vs Denmark: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Australia
3,632 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark
3,927 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Denmark rank
3rd
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3,927 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,632 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 295 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.176 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.176 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 278.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 276.63 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 84.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,089 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,005 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 738.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,267 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,528 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2,727 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,580 kilowatt-hours per person | 852.58 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Australia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 3,927 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,632 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Australia and Denmark?
- 295 kilowatt-hours per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Australia ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy 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 of total energy supply per person.