Denmark vs Sweden: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Denmark
4,453 kWh per person
in 2021
Sweden
4,018 kWh per person
in 2021
Denmark rank
2nd
Sweden rank
4th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4,453 kWh per person against 4,018 kWh per person in Sweden, a difference of 435 kWh per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 209 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 408.59 kWh per person 246.31 kWh per person 162.29 kWh per person Denmark
2000s 1,566 kWh per person 903.8 kWh per person 662.11 kWh per person Denmark
2010s 3,132 kWh per person 2,465 kWh per person 666.1 kWh per person Denmark
2020s 4,235 kWh per person 3,929 kWh per person 306.52 kWh per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 4,453 kWh per person against 4,018 kWh per person in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Denmark and Sweden?
435 kWh per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Denmark ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.