France vs Sweden: Primary energy from nuclear per person
France
17,734 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
13,263 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France rank
1st
Sweden rank
3rd
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 17,734 kilowatt-hours per person against 13,263 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 4,471 kilowatt-hours per person.
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 217 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 | 134.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 119.32 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 1970s | 1,041 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,618 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,577 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 10,531 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,026 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,495 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 19,111 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,360 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,248 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 21,502 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,317 kilowatt-hours per person | 815.25 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 19,720 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,608 kilowatt-hours per person | 111.55 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2020s | 16,271 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,858 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, France or Sweden?
- France, at 17,734 kilowatt-hours per person against 13,263 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between France and Sweden?
- 4,471 kilowatt-hours per person, 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 primary energy from nuclear per person?
- France ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 217 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 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 of total energy supply per person.