Australia vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from renewables per person

Australia
4,100 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
3,766 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
15th
Netherlands rank
17th

Electricity generation from renewables per person over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 4,100 kilowatt-hours against 3,766 kilowatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 334 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 209 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 928.87 kilowatt-hours 97.31 kilowatt-hours 831.57 kilowatt-hours Australia
2000s 946.84 kilowatt-hours 382.26 kilowatt-hours 564.58 kilowatt-hours Australia
2010s 1,554 kilowatt-hours 858.25 kilowatt-hours 695.59 kilowatt-hours Australia
2020s 3,367 kilowatt-hours 2,856 kilowatt-hours 511.14 kilowatt-hours Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Australia or Netherlands?
Australia, at 4,100 kilowatt-hours against 3,766 kilowatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Australia and Netherlands?
334 kilowatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Australia ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 17th 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.