Sweden vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from nuclear

Sweden
141.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
108.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
13th

Primary energy from nuclear over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
0100200300196519952025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 141.34 terawatt-hours against 108.64 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 32.7 terawatt-hours.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sweden ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1194 terawatt-hours 69.06 terawatt-hours 68.94 terawatt-hours United Kingdom
1970s 29.84 terawatt-hours 98.97 terawatt-hours 69.13 terawatt-hours United Kingdom
1980s 159.41 terawatt-hours 161.66 terawatt-hours 2.24 terawatt-hours United Kingdom
1990s 213.32 terawatt-hours 262.77 terawatt-hours 49.45 terawatt-hours United Kingdom
2000s 201.61 terawatt-hours 234.35 terawatt-hours 32.74 terawatt-hours United Kingdom
2010s 191.94 terawatt-hours 202.89 terawatt-hours 10.95 terawatt-hours United Kingdom
2020s 151.46 terawatt-hours 131.71 terawatt-hours 19.75 terawatt-hours Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, Sweden or United Kingdom?
Sweden, at 141.34 terawatt-hours against 108.64 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between Sweden and United Kingdom?
32.7 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from nuclear?
Sweden ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 213 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 nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from nuclear
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,754 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.