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
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
Measured in terawatt-hours.