Finland vs Sweden: Renewable energy
Finland
31.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
30.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
17th
Sweden rank
19th
Renewable energy over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 31.34 terawatt-hours against 30.57 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.77 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 19th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8845 terawatt-hours | 0.8845 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 19.88 terawatt-hours | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 12.93 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 28.83 terawatt-hours | 21.59 terawatt-hours | 7.24 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | 35.82 terawatt-hours | 35.56 terawatt-hours | 0.2575 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2020s | 35.34 terawatt-hours | 35.03 terawatt-hours | 0.3156 terawatt-hours | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 31.34 terawatt-hours against 30.57 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.77 terawatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for renewable energy?
- Finland ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 19th of 79 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 Renewable energy. 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.