Denmark vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy from solar and wind
Denmark
23.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
19.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
30th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Denmark
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 23.57 terawatt-hours against 19.77 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.8 terawatt-hours.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Denmark ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 111 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.1171 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1171 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 5.91 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 12.91 terawatt-hours | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | 12.84 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 21.22 terawatt-hours | 6.58 terawatt-hours | 14.64 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Denmark or Saudi Arabia?
- Denmark, at 23.57 terawatt-hours against 19.77 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Denmark and Saudi Arabia?
- 3.8 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Denmark ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.