Germany vs Netherlands: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Germany
2,679 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
3,173 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
Netherlands rank
5th
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3,173 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,679 kilowatt-hours per person in Germany, a difference of 494 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | 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 | 0.047 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2825 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2355 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 22.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 2 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 343.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 140.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 203.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 1,314 kilowatt-hours per person | 520.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 794.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 2,339 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.08 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Germany or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3,173 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,679 kilowatt-hours per person in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Germany and Netherlands?
- 494 kilowatt-hours per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Germany ranks 6th 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.