Denmark vs Norway: Electricity generation from wind per person

Denmark
3,200 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
2,411 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
Norway rank
4th

Electricity generation from wind per person over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 3,200 kilowatt-hours against 2,411 kilowatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 789 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 4th of 212 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8802 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0.8802 kilowatt-hours Denmark
1980s 22.83 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 22.83 kilowatt-hours Denmark
1990s 278.3 kilowatt-hours 2.05 kilowatt-hours 276.25 kilowatt-hours Denmark
2000s 1,089 kilowatt-hours 95.98 kilowatt-hours 993.13 kilowatt-hours Denmark
2010s 2,175 kilowatt-hours 473.69 kilowatt-hours 1,702 kilowatt-hours Denmark
2020s 3,106 kilowatt-hours 2,381 kilowatt-hours 724.94 kilowatt-hours Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Denmark or Norway?
Denmark, at 3,200 kilowatt-hours against 2,411 kilowatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Denmark and Norway?
789 kilowatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Electricity generation from wind 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
212 places, 6,876 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.