Australia vs Sweden: Electricity generation from solar and wind per person
Australia
3,534 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
4,066 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Sweden rank
2nd
Electricity generation from solar and wind per person over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4,066 kilowatt-hours against 3,534 kilowatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 532 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 208 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 kilowatt-hours | 14.61 kilowatt-hours | 13.02 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 84.34 kilowatt-hours | 119.87 kilowatt-hours | 35.53 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 738.8 kilowatt-hours | 1,266 kilowatt-hours | 527.6 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,694 kilowatt-hours | 3,449 kilowatt-hours | 755.22 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind per person, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4,066 kilowatt-hours against 3,534 kilowatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind per person between Australia and Sweden?
- 532 kilowatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind per person?
- Australia ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd 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 solar and wind 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.