France vs Sweden: Electricity generation from nuclear per person
France
5,882 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
4,420 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
1st
Sweden rank
3rd
Electricity generation from nuclear per person over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 5,882 kilowatt-hours against 4,420 kilowatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 1,462 kilowatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
France ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.38 kilowatt-hours | 5 kilowatt-hours | 39.38 kilowatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 343.5 kilowatt-hours | 1,194 kilowatt-hours | 850.41 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3,475 kilowatt-hours | 6,279 kilowatt-hours | 2,803 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6,307 kilowatt-hours | 8,039 kilowatt-hours | 1,732 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 7,096 kilowatt-hours | 7,359 kilowatt-hours | 263.68 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6,507 kilowatt-hours | 6,472 kilowatt-hours | 35.63 kilowatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 5,374 kilowatt-hours | 4,763 kilowatt-hours | 610.93 kilowatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear per person, France or Sweden?
- France, at 5,882 kilowatt-hours against 4,420 kilowatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear per person between France and Sweden?
- 1,462 kilowatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear per person?
- France ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 208 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 nuclear 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.