Portugal vs Sweden: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Portugal
15.79 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
15.93 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
56th
Sweden rank
55th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 15.93 kilowatt-hours per person against 15.79 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.14 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 55th of 76 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 24.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 20.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5599 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 16.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6872 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 15.93 kilowatt-hours per person against 15.79 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.14 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 55th of 76 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 Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.