Iceland vs Sweden: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Iceland
175,277 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
27,200 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 175,277 kilowatt-hours per person against 27,200 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 148,077 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 6.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,519 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,916 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,398 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 10,844 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 408.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 22,623 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,752 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 33,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 285.82 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 104,587 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,453 kilowatt-hours per person | 72,134 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 196,039 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,192 kilowatt-hours per person | 163,847 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 190,234 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,906 kilowatt-hours per person | 161,328 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 175,277 kilowatt-hours per person against 27,200 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Iceland and Sweden?
- 148,077 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Iceland ranks 1st 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) β 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.