Netherlands vs Sweden: Electricity production in the United Kingdom

Netherlands
6.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
9.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
20th
Sweden rank
18th

Electricity production in the United Kingdom over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
051015196519952025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 9.96 terawatt-hours against 6.85 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 3.11 terawatt-hours.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Netherlands ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 18th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1970s 0.4859 terawatt-hours 0.2919 terawatt-hours 0.194 terawatt-hours Netherlands
1980s 0.6053 terawatt-hours 1.59 terawatt-hours 0.9857 terawatt-hours Sweden
1990s 1.1 terawatt-hours 2.29 terawatt-hours 1.19 terawatt-hours Sweden
2000s 3.88 terawatt-hours 7.13 terawatt-hours 3.25 terawatt-hours Sweden
2010s 5.71 terawatt-hours 11.74 terawatt-hours 6.03 terawatt-hours Sweden
2020s 8.46 terawatt-hours 11.54 terawatt-hours 3.08 terawatt-hours Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production in the united kingdom, Netherlands or Sweden?
Sweden, at 9.96 terawatt-hours against 6.85 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity production in the united kingdom between Netherlands and Sweden?
3.11 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for electricity production in the united kingdom?
Netherlands ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 18th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity production in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production in the United Kingdom
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,365 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.