Sweden vs Venezuela: Primary energy from hydropower
Sweden
68.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
72.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden rank
11th
Venezuela rank
10th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Sweden
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 72.64 terawatt-hours against 68.34 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 4.3 terawatt-hours.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 11th and Venezuela ranks 10th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.35 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 44.29 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 54.92 terawatt-hours | 8.76 terawatt-hours | 46.16 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 65.05 terawatt-hours | 23.13 terawatt-hours | 41.92 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 67.92 terawatt-hours | 50.86 terawatt-hours | 17.05 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 67.31 terawatt-hours | 72.76 terawatt-hours | 5.44 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 66.83 terawatt-hours | 73.92 terawatt-hours | 7.1 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 69.14 terawatt-hours | 70.28 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Sweden or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 72.64 terawatt-hours against 68.34 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Sweden and Venezuela?
- 4.3 terawatt-hours, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Venezuela rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Sweden ranks 11th and Venezuela ranks 10th 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.