Sweden vs United States: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Sweden
2.3%
in 2025
United States
2.5%
in 2025
Sweden rank
46th
United States rank
44th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
Sweden ranks 46th and United States ranks 44th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.2% | 6.6% | 8.8% | United States |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 2.7% | 1.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | United States |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.4% | 0.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.8% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 4.5% | 1.6% | United States |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 4.4% | 3.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Sweden or United States?
- United States, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Sweden and United States?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Sweden ranks 46th and United States ranks 44th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – 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.