Kazakhstan vs Sweden: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Kazakhstan
43,679 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
43,127 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
36th
Sweden rank
37th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kazakhstan
- Sweden
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 43,679 kilowatt-hours per person against 43,127 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 552 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sweden ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 67,874 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,282 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 37,277 kilowatt-hours per person | 60,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,208 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 30,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 59,441 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,028 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 39,326 kilowatt-hours per person | 52,393 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,066 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 40,508 kilowatt-hours per person | 44,850 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,342 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Kazakhstan or Sweden?
- Kazakhstan, at 43,679 kilowatt-hours per person against 43,127 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 552 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Sweden rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Kazakhstan ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 37th of 218 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 use per person 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.