New Zealand vs Sweden: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
New Zealand
25,090 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
27,200 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
5th
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27,200 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 2,110 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,842 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,916 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,926 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 9,768 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 668.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 11,140 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,235 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 13,650 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,277 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14,533 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,453 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,920 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,192 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,027 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 22,913 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,906 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,993 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, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27,200 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 2,110 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- New Zealand ranks 5th 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.