Congo vs Sweden: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Congo
0.9933 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Sweden
0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Congo rank
74th
Sweden rank
76th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Sweden
0123196519932022

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.9933 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Sweden, a difference of 0.0198 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

Congo ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 76th of 163 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4833 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar Sweden
1990s 0.3826 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.72 kilowatt-hours per dollar Sweden
2000s 0.393 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.56 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.17 kilowatt-hours per dollar Sweden
2010s 0.8621 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.21 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3495 kilowatt-hours per dollar Sweden
2020s 0.9612 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0432 kilowatt-hours per dollar Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Congo or Sweden?
Congo, at 0.9933 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Congo and Sweden?
0.0198 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sweden?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Congo and Sweden rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Congo ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 76th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.