Sweden vs Venezuela: Electricity generation from hydropower
Sweden
68.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
73 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sweden rank
11th
Venezuela rank
10th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Sweden
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 73 terawatt-hours against 68.24 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 4.76 terawatt-hours.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 11th and Venezuela ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.35 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 44.29 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 54.92 terawatt-hours | 8.76 terawatt-hours | 46.16 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 65.05 terawatt-hours | 23.13 terawatt-hours | 41.92 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 67.94 terawatt-hours | 50.86 terawatt-hours | 17.08 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 67.33 terawatt-hours | 72.81 terawatt-hours | 5.49 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 66.69 terawatt-hours | 69.65 terawatt-hours | 2.95 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 69.39 terawatt-hours | 66.14 terawatt-hours | 3.25 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Sweden or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 73 terawatt-hours against 68.24 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Sweden and Venezuela?
- 4.76 terawatt-hours, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Venezuela?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Venezuela rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Sweden ranks 11th and Venezuela ranks 10th 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. 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.