Norway vs Sweden: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Norway
28,312 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
15,824 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
2nd
Sweden rank
3rd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 28,312 kilowatt-hours against 15,824 kilowatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 12,488 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.8 times Sweden's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,209 kilowatt-hours | 5,906 kilowatt-hours | 8,303 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 1970s | 18,501 kilowatt-hours | 7,940 kilowatt-hours | 10,561 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 24,307 kilowatt-hours | 14,241 kilowatt-hours | 10,066 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 26,546 kilowatt-hours | 16,077 kilowatt-hours | 10,469 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 27,368 kilowatt-hours | 15,713 kilowatt-hours | 11,654 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 26,360 kilowatt-hours | 15,763 kilowatt-hours | 10,597 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 27,818 kilowatt-hours | 15,897 kilowatt-hours | 11,921 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 28,312 kilowatt-hours against 15,824 kilowatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Norway and Sweden?
- 12,488 kilowatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Norway ranks 2nd 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.