Australia vs Sweden: Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar
Australia
1.12 kilowatt-hours per $
in 2020
Sweden
1.1 kilowatt-hours per $
in 2020
Australia rank
29th
Sweden rank
31st
Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.12 kilowatt-hours per $ against 1.1 kilowatt-hours per $ in Sweden, a difference of 0.02 kilowatt-hours per $.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 31st of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.73 kilowatt-hours per $ | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per $ | 0.129 kilowatt-hours per $ | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.64 kilowatt-hours per $ | 1.48 kilowatt-hours per $ | 0.1607 kilowatt-hours per $ | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.45 kilowatt-hours per $ | 1.22 kilowatt-hours per $ | 0.2213 kilowatt-hours per $ | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.12 kilowatt-hours per $ | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per $ | 0.018 kilowatt-hours per $ | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based energy intensity per dollar, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 1.12 kilowatt-hours per $ against 1.1 kilowatt-hours per $ in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consumption-based energy intensity per dollar between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.02 kilowatt-hours per $, with Australia 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 intensity per dollar?
- Australia ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 31st of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Energy intensity is measured as the number of kilowatt-hours used per dollar of gross domestic product (GDP). Consumption-based energy adjusts for the energy embedded in traded goods: it is the energy used domestically minus energy used to produce exported goods; plus the energy used for imported goods.