Faroe Islands vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from wind per person
Faroe Islands
1,644 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Netherlands
1,837 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
7th
Netherlands rank
6th
Electricity generation from wind per person over time
- Faroe Islands
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1,837 kilowatt-hours against 1,644 kilowatt-hours in Faroe Islands, a difference of 193 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 208 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 144.58 kilowatt-hours | 138.69 kilowatt-hours | 5.89 kilowatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 743.07 kilowatt-hours | 429.59 kilowatt-hours | 313.48 kilowatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 1,299 kilowatt-hours | 1,181 kilowatt-hours | 118.24 kilowatt-hours | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Faroe Islands or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1,837 kilowatt-hours against 1,644 kilowatt-hours in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Faroe Islands and Netherlands?
- 193 kilowatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Netherlands rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
- Faroe Islands ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β 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.