Finland vs Sweden: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Finland
4,334 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
4,044 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Sweden rank
2nd
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 4,334 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,044 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 290 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 111 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4291 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4291 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 28.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 120.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 91.58 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 464.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,266 kilowatt-hours per person | 801.08 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,735 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 700.29 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 4,334 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,044 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Finland and Sweden?
- 290 kilowatt-hours per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Finland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy 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 of total energy supply per person.