New Zealand vs Sweden: Primary energy from renewables per person
New Zealand
25,090 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
13,936 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
3rd
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person against 13,936 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 11,154 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.8 times Sweden's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,842 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,901 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,941 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 9,768 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,818 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,950 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 11,140 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,348 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,791 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 13,650 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,567 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,083 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 14,533 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,136 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,397 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 22,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,584 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,581 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 22,913 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,493 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,420 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person against 13,936 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 11,154 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β 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.