Finland vs Sweden: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Finland
30.86 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
27.2 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Sweden rank
3rd
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 30.86 kilowatt-hours per person against 27.2 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 3.66 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.72 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 18.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.48 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 21.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 23.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.12 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.627 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 30.86 kilowatt-hours per person against 27.2 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Finland and Sweden?
- 3.66 kilowatt-hours per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.