Australia vs Netherlands: Primary energy from solar per person
Australia
2,164 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
1,391 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Netherlands rank
4th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,391 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 773 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 4th of 79 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | 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 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1002 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 275.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 90.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 184.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,567 kilowatt-hours per person | 954.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 612.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,391 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Australia and Netherlands?
- 773 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Australia ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 4th 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 solar 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.