Czechia vs Sweden: Primary energy use
Czechia
420.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
459.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Czechia rank
49th
Sweden rank
46th
Primary energy use over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 459.59 terawatt-hours against 420.86 terawatt-hours in Czechia, a difference of 38.73 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 475.8 terawatt-hours | 340.87 terawatt-hours | 134.93 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 1970s | 582.78 terawatt-hours | 444.98 terawatt-hours | 137.8 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 1980s | 627.36 terawatt-hours | 541.29 terawatt-hours | 86.07 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 1990s | 490.13 terawatt-hours | 529.72 terawatt-hours | 39.59 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 510.05 terawatt-hours | 537.25 terawatt-hours | 27.2 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 491.93 terawatt-hours | 512.37 terawatt-hours | 20.44 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 439.96 terawatt-hours | 471.36 terawatt-hours | 31.4 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Czechia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 459.59 terawatt-hours against 420.86 terawatt-hours in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Czechia and Sweden?
- 38.73 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for primary energy use?
- Czechia ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 46th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.