Norway vs Sweden: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Norway
29,534 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
27,200 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway rank
3rd
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person against 27,200 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 2,334 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 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 | 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,916 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,293 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 18,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,064 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 24,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,062 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 26,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,263 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 27,557 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,453 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,896 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 26,992 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,192 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,200 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28,755 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,906 kilowatt-hours per person | 151.15 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, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 29,534 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 Norway and Sweden?
- 2,334 kilowatt-hours per person, 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 primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Norway ranks 3rd 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.