Austria vs Sweden: Primary energy from renewables per person
Austria
8,252 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
13,936 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
7th
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 13,936 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 5,684 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times Austria's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 79 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,901 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,566 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,818 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,910 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4,381 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,348 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,968 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,567 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,498 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,136 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,166 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7,433 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,584 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,151 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7,974 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,493 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,519 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 13,936 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Austria and Sweden?
- 5,684 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Austria ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 79 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 renewables 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.