New Zealand vs Sweden: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
25.09 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
27.2 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
4th
Sweden rank
3rd
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.2 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 2.11 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 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 79 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 | 8.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.93 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 9.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.668 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 11.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 13.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.28 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.03 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 22.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.99 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, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.2 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 2.11 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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 4th 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.