Sweden vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from nuclear
Sweden
-12.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
-14.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden rank
213th
United Kingdom rank
216th
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -12.19 terawatt-hours against -14.35 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 2.16 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Sweden ranks 213th and United Kingdom ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 terawatt-hours | 10.6 terawatt-hours | 10.57 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 6.36 terawatt-hours | 2.78 terawatt-hours | 3.57 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13.5 terawatt-hours | 10.13 terawatt-hours | 3.38 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 7.09 terawatt-hours | 4.79 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | -6.37 terawatt-hours | -7.89 terawatt-hours | 1.52 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.23 terawatt-hours | -3.91 terawatt-hours | 8.14 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | -9.84 terawatt-hours | -10.27 terawatt-hours | 0.4275 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at -12.19 terawatt-hours against -14.35 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 2.16 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Sweden ranks 213th and United Kingdom ranks 216th of 218 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 nuclear. 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.