Finland vs Sweden: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Finland
14,100 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
15,824 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
4th
Sweden rank
3rd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 15,824 kilowatt-hours against 14,100 kilowatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 1,724 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,793 kilowatt-hours | 16,077 kilowatt-hours | 8,284 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 8,734 kilowatt-hours | 15,713 kilowatt-hours | 6,980 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 9,467 kilowatt-hours | 15,763 kilowatt-hours | 6,296 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 12,523 kilowatt-hours | 15,897 kilowatt-hours | 3,373 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 15,824 kilowatt-hours against 14,100 kilowatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Finland and Sweden?
- 1,724 kilowatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Finland ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 214 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 low-carbon sources 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. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.