France vs Sweden: Primary energy from hydropower
France
57.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
68.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 68.34 terawatt-hours against 57.61 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 10.73 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
France ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 77 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 | 49.57 terawatt-hours | 46.35 terawatt-hours | 3.21 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 57.81 terawatt-hours | 54.92 terawatt-hours | 2.89 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 66.55 terawatt-hours | 65.05 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 66.16 terawatt-hours | 67.92 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 60.56 terawatt-hours | 67.31 terawatt-hours | 6.76 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 58.34 terawatt-hours | 66.83 terawatt-hours | 8.49 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 57.9 terawatt-hours | 69.14 terawatt-hours | 11.24 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 68.34 terawatt-hours against 57.61 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between France and Sweden?
- 10.73 terawatt-hours, with Sweden 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 hydropower?
- France ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th 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 hydropower. 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.