Austria vs Netherlands: Primary energy from solar per person
Austria
1,146 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
1,391 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
6th
Netherlands rank
4th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1,391 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,146 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 245 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | 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 | 0.1256 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1002 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0253 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6213 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 97.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 90.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 625.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 954.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 329.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1,391 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,146 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Austria and Netherlands?
- 245 kilowatt-hours per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Austria ranks 6th 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.