Australia vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy use
Australia
-6.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-9.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
200th
Sweden rank
202nd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports -6.54 terawatt-hours against -9.14 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 2.6 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 200th and Sweden ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.68 terawatt-hours | 18.59 terawatt-hours | 5.09 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 30.8 terawatt-hours | 18.91 terawatt-hours | 11.89 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 18.83 terawatt-hours | -2.29 terawatt-hours | 21.12 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 26.34 terawatt-hours | 0.3451 terawatt-hours | 26 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 21.28 terawatt-hours | -6.72 terawatt-hours | 28.01 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 11.68 terawatt-hours | 4.71 terawatt-hours | 6.97 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | -9.87 terawatt-hours | -11.07 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at -6.54 terawatt-hours against -9.14 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Australia and Sweden?
- 2.6 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Australia ranks 200th and Sweden ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.