Austria vs Finland: Primary energy from renewables per person
Austria
8,252 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland
13,178 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
7th
Finland rank
5th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Austria
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 13,178 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 4,926 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.6 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 7th and Finland ranks 5th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,200 kilowatt-hours per person | 136.09 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,311 kilowatt-hours per person | 597.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 4,381 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,636 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,744 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,442 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,373 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 5,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,094 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,124 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 7,433 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,207 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,774 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 7,974 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,732 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,759 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Austria or Finland?
- Finland, at 13,178 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Austria and Finland?
- 4,926 kilowatt-hours per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Finland rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Austria ranks 7th and Finland ranks 5th of 79 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 renewables 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.