Australia vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from wind per person
Australia
1,454 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
1,837 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Netherlands rank
6th
Electricity generation from wind per person over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1,837 kilowatt-hours against 1,454 kilowatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 383 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4831 kilowatt-hours | 20.55 kilowatt-hours | 20.06 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 79.47 kilowatt-hours | 138.69 kilowatt-hours | 59.22 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 463.77 kilowatt-hours | 429.59 kilowatt-hours | 34.18 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,157 kilowatt-hours | 1,400 kilowatt-hours | 242.61 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1,837 kilowatt-hours against 1,454 kilowatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Australia and Netherlands?
- 383 kilowatt-hours, with Netherlands 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 wind per person?
- Australia ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 212 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 wind 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 per person.