Denmark vs United States: Primary energy from renewables per person
Denmark
8,109 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
5,422 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
8th
United States rank
10th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 8,109 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,422 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 2,687 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,335 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 4.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,647 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,642 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1980s | 53.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,900 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,846 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 701.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,392 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,691 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 2,544 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.1 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5,270 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,812 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,458 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 7,659 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,929 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,730 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Denmark or United States?
- Denmark, at 8,109 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,422 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Denmark and United States?
- 2,687 kilowatt-hours per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Denmark ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th 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.