Afghanistan vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Afghanistan
-2.1%
in 2024
Sweden
-1.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
184th
Sweden rank
181st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Afghanistan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -1.9% against -2.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 184th and Sweden ranks 181st of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 0.4% | 21.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | -12.1% | 0.2% | 12.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.5% | -1.1% | 21.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 1.0% | 7.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -3.4% | -2.1% | 1.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Afghanistan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -1.9% against -2.1% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Afghanistan and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sweden?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Afghanistan ranks 184th and Sweden ranks 181st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.