Finland vs USSR: Primary energy from nuclear per person
Finland
17,677 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
1,583 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Finland rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- Finland
- USSR
How they compare
Finland currently reports 17,677 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,583 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 16,094 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 11.2 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was USSR ahead.
Finland ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.28 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 801.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 336.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 465.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 9,337 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,182 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, Finland or USSR?
- Finland, at 17,677 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,583 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between Finland and USSR?
- 16,094 kilowatt-hours per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Finland and USSR rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
- Finland ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 217 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 nuclear 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.