Netherlands vs Sweden: Primary energy from wind

Netherlands
32.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
38.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
13th
Sweden rank
12th

Primary energy from wind over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
010203040196519952025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 38.67 terawatt-hours against 32.69 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 5.98 terawatt-hours.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Netherlands ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 77 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1970s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1980s 0.0042 terawatt-hours 0.0036 terawatt-hours 0.0006 terawatt-hours Netherlands
1990s 0.3217 terawatt-hours 0.1295 terawatt-hours 0.1922 terawatt-hours Netherlands
2000s 2.29 terawatt-hours 1.09 terawatt-hours 1.19 terawatt-hours Netherlands
2010s 7.38 terawatt-hours 12.37 terawatt-hours 4.99 terawatt-hours Sweden
2020s 25.13 terawatt-hours 33.48 terawatt-hours 8.34 terawatt-hours Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from wind, Netherlands or Sweden?
Sweden, at 38.67 terawatt-hours against 32.69 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from wind between Netherlands and Sweden?
5.98 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from wind?
Netherlands ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th 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 wind. 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 wind
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
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.