Netherlands vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Netherlands
3.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
3.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
26th
Sweden rank
24th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.4 terawatt-hours against 3.18 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 0.22 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 24th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.3352 terawatt-hours | 2.03 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | -0.0564 terawatt-hours | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.3372 terawatt-hours | 0.1834 terawatt-hours | 0.1538 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 2.65 terawatt-hours | 0.5056 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 1.61 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 8.43 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 6.67 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.4 terawatt-hours against 3.18 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.22 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Netherlands ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 24th of 77 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 renewables. 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.