Norway vs Sweden: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Norway
159.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
168.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
14th
Sweden rank
13th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 168.63 terawatt-hours against 159.2 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 9.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 13th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.81 terawatt-hours | 46.39 terawatt-hours | 7.42 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1970s | 73.86 terawatt-hours | 65.06 terawatt-hours | 8.8 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 100.98 terawatt-hours | 119.26 terawatt-hours | 18.28 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 115.38 terawatt-hours | 140.76 terawatt-hours | 25.38 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 126.67 terawatt-hours | 142.03 terawatt-hours | 15.36 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 135.66 terawatt-hours | 154.32 terawatt-hours | 18.66 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 152.82 terawatt-hours | 167.11 terawatt-hours | 14.28 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 168.63 terawatt-hours against 159.2 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Norway and Sweden?
- 9.43 terawatt-hours, with Sweden 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?
- Norway ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 13th of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.