Denmark vs Sweden: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Denmark
0.0642 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sweden
0.0663 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Denmark rank
20th
Sweden rank
17th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
00.020.040.060.08199020052021

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0663 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0642 kWh per US$ of GDP in Denmark, a difference of 0.0021 kWh per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 17th of 205 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0128 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0082 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0046 kWh per US$ of GDP Denmark
2000s 0.0342 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0212 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.013 kWh per US$ of GDP Denmark
2010s 0.0535 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0451 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0083 kWh per US$ of GDP Denmark
2020s 0.0651 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0696 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0046 kWh per US$ of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0663 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0642 kWh per US$ of GDP in Denmark as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Denmark and Sweden?
0.0021 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Sweden 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 20th and Sweden ranks 17th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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