Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sweden
Sweden: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 63.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sweden, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 63.1% for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sweden peaked at 66.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 2nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 15.4% | — |
| 1966 | 13.8% | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 14.9% | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 13.4% | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 11.2% | -17.0% |
| 1970 | 10.4% | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 13.4% | +29.2% |
| 1972 | 14.5% | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 16.0% | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 22.6% | +36.0% |
| 1976 | 22.8% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 25.3% | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 24.3% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 22.3% | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 26.6% | +19.6% |
| 1981 | 33.6% | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 35.0% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 39.7% | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 49.1% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 55.3% | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 57.4% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 55.3% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 54.1% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 53.4% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 53.7% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 63.1% | -1.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 63.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.3%, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 63.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.0%, 3.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +36.0% | 16.6% | 22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 11.2% | 15.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 10.4% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.1% | 26.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 51.5% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 51.3% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 55.1% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 63.1% | 66.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More climate change data for Sweden
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sweden?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Sweden was 63.1% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.