Finland vs Norway: Electricity generation from wind per person
Finland
4,015 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
2,411 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Norway rank
4th
Electricity generation from wind per person over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 4,015 kilowatt-hours against 2,411 kilowatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 1,604 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.7 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 4th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 kilowatt-hours | 2.05 kilowatt-hours | 0.2873 kilowatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 28.08 kilowatt-hours | 95.98 kilowatt-hours | 67.9 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 458.09 kilowatt-hours | 473.69 kilowatt-hours | 15.6 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 2,589 kilowatt-hours | 2,381 kilowatt-hours | 207.73 kilowatt-hours | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 4,015 kilowatt-hours against 2,411 kilowatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Finland and Norway?
- 1,604 kilowatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
- Finland ranks 1st 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.