Netherlands vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Netherlands
-0.8745 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-0.3477 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
43rd
Sweden rank
41st
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -0.3477 terawatt-hours against -0.8745 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 0.5268 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 41st of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.91 terawatt-hours | -11.07 terawatt-hours | 26.98 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 14.04 terawatt-hours | -2.14 terawatt-hours | 16.18 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.85 terawatt-hours | -3 terawatt-hours | 7.85 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -12.25 terawatt-hours | -2.65 terawatt-hours | 9.6 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | -27.8 terawatt-hours | -2.98 terawatt-hours | 24.82 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -0.3477 terawatt-hours against -0.8745 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.5268 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 41st of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.