Australia vs Sweden: Electricity generation from renewables

Australia
110.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
121.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
17th
Sweden rank
16th

Electricity generation from renewables over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
255075100125196519952025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 121.53 terawatt-hours against 110.58 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 10.95 terawatt-hours.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 16.73 terawatt-hours 70.36 terawatt-hours 53.63 terawatt-hours Sweden
2000s 19.22 terawatt-hours 75.55 terawatt-hours 56.32 terawatt-hours Sweden
2010s 37.28 terawatt-hours 90.97 terawatt-hours 53.69 terawatt-hours Sweden
2020s 88.9 terawatt-hours 117.05 terawatt-hours 28.15 terawatt-hours Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Australia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 121.53 terawatt-hours against 110.58 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Australia and Sweden?
10.95 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
Australia ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.