Australia vs Sweden: Consumption-based energy use per person
Australia
55 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Sweden
57.3 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Australia rank
18th
Sweden rank
15th
Consumption-based energy use per person over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 57.3 kilowatt-hours against 55 kilowatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 2.3 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 15th of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8 kilowatt-hours | 67.06 kilowatt-hours | 6.26 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 68.92 kilowatt-hours | 65.49 kilowatt-hours | 3.43 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 67.22 kilowatt-hours | 60.8 kilowatt-hours | 6.42 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 55 kilowatt-hours | 57.3 kilowatt-hours | 2.3 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based energy use per person, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 57.3 kilowatt-hours against 55 kilowatt-hours in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consumption-based energy use per person between Australia and Sweden?
- 2.3 kilowatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for consumption-based energy use per person?
- Australia ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 15th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (or trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.