France vs Sweden: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
France
20,830 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
27,200 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France rank
6th
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27,200 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,830 kilowatt-hours per person in France, a difference of 6,370 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times France's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
France ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,171 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,916 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,746 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2,225 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,211 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 11,825 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,549 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 20,398 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,529 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 22,881 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,453 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,572 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 21,842 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,192 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,350 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 19,031 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,906 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,875 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27,200 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,830 kilowatt-hours per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between France and Sweden?
- 6,370 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- France ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy 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 of total energy supply per person.