Australia vs Denmark: Electricity generation from renewables per person

Australia
4,100 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark
5,058 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
15th
Denmark rank
12th

Electricity generation from renewables per person over time

  • Australia
  • Denmark
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020072025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 5,058 kilowatt-hours against 4,100 kilowatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 958 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Denmark ranks 12th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 928.87 kilowatt-hours 414.36 kilowatt-hours 514.52 kilowatt-hours Australia
2000s 946.84 kilowatt-hours 1,570 kilowatt-hours 623.57 kilowatt-hours Denmark
2010s 1,554 kilowatt-hours 3,134 kilowatt-hours 1,580 kilowatt-hours Denmark
2020s 3,367 kilowatt-hours 4,751 kilowatt-hours 1,384 kilowatt-hours Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Australia or Denmark?
Denmark, at 5,058 kilowatt-hours against 4,100 kilowatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Australia and Denmark?
958 kilowatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Australia ranks 15th and Denmark ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.