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 79 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 | 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
- 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 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 79 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.