North America vs Sweden: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
North America
1,793 kWh per person
in 2021
Sweden
4,018 kWh per person
in 2021
North America rank
1st
Sweden rank
4th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- North America
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4,018 kWh per person against 1,793 kWh per person in North America, a difference of 2,225 kWh per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192.01 kWh per person | 246.31 kWh per person | 54.29 kWh per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 335.52 kWh per person | 903.8 kWh per person | 568.28 kWh per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 996.39 kWh per person | 2,465 kWh per person | 1,469 kWh per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1,696 kWh per person | 3,929 kWh per person | 2,233 kWh per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, North America or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4,018 kWh per person against 1,793 kWh per person in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between North America and Sweden?
- 2,225 kWh per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do North America and Sweden rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- North America ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.