Denmark vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Denmark
-0.7548 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
109th
Sweden rank
110th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports -0.7548 terawatt-hours against -1.47 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.7152 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 109th and Sweden ranks 110th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.0422 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.0417 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.2601 terawatt-hours | 0.0354 terawatt-hours | 0.2247 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.3694 terawatt-hours | 0.2138 terawatt-hours | 0.1556 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 0.7623 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 3.76 terawatt-hours | 2.69 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at -0.7548 terawatt-hours against -1.47 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.7152 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Denmark ranks 109th and Sweden ranks 110th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.