Congo vs Sweden: Energy intensity
Congo
0.9933 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Sweden
0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Congo rank
77th
Sweden rank
79th
Energy intensity over time
- Congo
- Sweden
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 77th and Sweden ranks 79th of 166 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, 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 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?
- Congo ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 79th of 166 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.