Norway vs Sweden: Net electricity imports
Norway
-23.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-33.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
211th
Sweden rank
212th
Net electricity imports over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports -23.1 terawatt-hours against -33.6 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 10.5 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 211th and Sweden ranks 212th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.75 terawatt-hours | -2.2 terawatt-hours | 0.549 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | -4.99 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | 6.61 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | -9.03 terawatt-hours | -14.7 terawatt-hours | 5.68 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | -18.31 terawatt-hours | -29.89 terawatt-hours | 11.58 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at -23.1 terawatt-hours against -33.6 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Norway and Sweden?
- 10.5 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Norway ranks 211th and Sweden ranks 212th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.