Netherlands vs Sweden: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Netherlands
3,173 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
4,044 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
5th
Sweden rank
2nd
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4,044 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,173 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 871 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Netherlands ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | 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 | 0.2825 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4291 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1466 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 20.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.88 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 140.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 120.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.17 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 520.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,266 kilowatt-hours per person | 745.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,090 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4,044 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 Netherlands and Sweden?
- 871 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Netherlands ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd 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.