Australia vs Netherlands: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Australia
3,632 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
3,173 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Netherlands rank
5th
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3,632 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,173 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 459 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | 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 | 0.2825 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2825 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.03 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 84.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 140.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 55.89 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 738.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 520.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 218.55 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 2,727 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 381.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
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 Netherlands?
- Australia, at 3,632 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,173 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Australia and Netherlands?
- 459 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Australia ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 5th 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.