Canada vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Canada
2.4%
in 2025
Sweden
2.3%
in 2025
Canada rank
45th
Sweden rank
46th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 46th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | -2.2% | 8.6% | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Canada ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 46th of 80 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.