Sweden vs Venezuela: Annual change in primary energy use
Sweden
-9.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
-8.45 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden rank
202nd
Venezuela rank
201st
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Sweden
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -8.45 terawatt-hours against -9.14 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.69 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 202nd and Venezuela ranks 201st of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.59 terawatt-hours | 6.83 terawatt-hours | 11.76 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 18.91 terawatt-hours | 16.37 terawatt-hours | 2.54 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | -2.29 terawatt-hours | 12.04 terawatt-hours | 14.33 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.3451 terawatt-hours | 11.3 terawatt-hours | 10.96 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2000s | -6.72 terawatt-hours | 24.36 terawatt-hours | 31.09 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 4.71 terawatt-hours | -30.42 terawatt-hours | 35.13 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | -11.07 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | 12.76 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Sweden or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -8.45 terawatt-hours against -9.14 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Sweden and Venezuela?
- 0.69 terawatt-hours, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Venezuela?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Venezuela rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Sweden ranks 202nd and Venezuela ranks 201st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); 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.