Australia vs Finland: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Australia
3,632 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland
4,334 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Finland rank
1st
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 4,334 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,632 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 702 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Finland ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Finland ranks 1st of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | 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 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 1.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9922 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 84.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 55.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 738.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 464.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 274.09 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 2,727 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,735 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.24 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
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 Finland?
- Finland, at 4,334 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 Finland?
- 702 kilowatt-hours per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Australia ranks 4th and Finland ranks 1st 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.