Canada vs Sweden: Primary energy use by source
Canada
30.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
30.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
20th
Sweden rank
19th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 30.57 terawatt-hours against 30.17 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 0.4 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 19th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0.8845 terawatt-hours | 0.4042 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 19.31 terawatt-hours | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 12.36 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 27.84 terawatt-hours | 21.59 terawatt-hours | 6.25 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 32 terawatt-hours | 35.56 terawatt-hours | 3.56 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 30.25 terawatt-hours | 35.03 terawatt-hours | 4.78 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 30.57 terawatt-hours against 30.17 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.4 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Canada ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 19th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.