Ireland vs Luxembourg: Primary energy from renewables per person
Ireland
4,177 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Luxembourg
4,828 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
19th
Luxembourg rank
16th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 4,828 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,177 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland, a difference of 651 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 19th and Luxembourg ranks 16th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 271.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 250.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.94 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 214.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 223.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 228.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 382.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 154.48 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 252.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 322.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 70.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 601.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 953.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 351.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 2,096 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,870 kilowatt-hours per person | 774.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 3,660 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,194 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,533 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Ireland or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 4,828 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,177 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 651 kilowatt-hours per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Ireland ranks 19th and Luxembourg ranks 16th of 80 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.