Austria vs Sweden: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Austria
4,162 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
6,404 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
10th
Sweden rank
7th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6,404 kilowatt-hours against 4,162 kilowatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 2,242 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Austria's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours | 5,901 kilowatt-hours | 3,566 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours | 6,710 kilowatt-hours | 3,802 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4,169 kilowatt-hours | 7,772 kilowatt-hours | 3,603 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4,498 kilowatt-hours | 7,762 kilowatt-hours | 3,264 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4,661 kilowatt-hours | 7,450 kilowatt-hours | 2,790 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4,570 kilowatt-hours | 6,825 kilowatt-hours | 2,256 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4,413 kilowatt-hours | 6,586 kilowatt-hours | 2,173 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6,404 kilowatt-hours against 4,162 kilowatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Austria and Sweden?
- 2,242 kilowatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Austria ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th of 214 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 hydropower per person. 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 per person.