Denmark vs Sweden: Primary energy from solar
Denmark
4.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
4.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
42nd
Sweden rank
44th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.49 terawatt-hours against 4.43 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 44th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0.0027 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5254 terawatt-hours | 0.1647 terawatt-hours | 0.3607 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.8 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 0.1032 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 4.49 terawatt-hours against 4.43 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.06 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Denmark ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 44th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. 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.