Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 27.2 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Sweden stood at 27.2 kilowatt-hours per person.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 35.59 kilowatt-hours per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.23 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1970.
That places Sweden 3rd out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 5.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 10.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 17 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Finland 30.86 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 1 Luxembourg 4.83 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 2 Ireland 4.18 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 2 Norway 29.53 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 4 New Zealand 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 5 France 20.83 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 6 Canada 18.32 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 27.2 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 35.59 kilowatt-hours per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 kilowatt-hours per person in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.