Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Sweden
Sweden: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 168.63 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Sweden, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Sweden stood at 168.63 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Sweden peaked at 170.17 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.67 terawatt-hours, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 13th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.39 terawatt-hours | 41.89 terawatt-hours | 49.34 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 65.06 terawatt-hours | 41.67 terawatt-hours | 82.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.26 terawatt-hours | 86.08 terawatt-hours | 141.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.76 terawatt-hours | 128.27 terawatt-hours | 151.68 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 142.03 terawatt-hours | 126.15 terawatt-hours | 155.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.32 terawatt-hours | 139.92 terawatt-hours | 165.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.11 terawatt-hours | 161.34 terawatt-hours | 170.17 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More climate change data for Sweden
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 10.60 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 9.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.13 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Sweden?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Sweden was 168.63 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 170.17 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.67 terawatt-hours in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.