France vs Sweden: Renewable energy
France
30.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
30.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
18th
Sweden rank
19th
Renewable energy over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 30.63 terawatt-hours against 30.57 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
France ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 19th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 4.37 terawatt-hours | 0.8845 terawatt-hours | 3.49 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 4.96 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours | 0.1339 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 7.03 terawatt-hours | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 0.0842 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 11.61 terawatt-hours | 21.59 terawatt-hours | 9.98 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 21.04 terawatt-hours | 35.56 terawatt-hours | 14.52 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28.91 terawatt-hours | 35.03 terawatt-hours | 6.12 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, France or Sweden?
- France, at 30.63 terawatt-hours against 30.57 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between France and Sweden?
- 0.06 terawatt-hours, with France 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 renewable energy?
- France ranks 18th 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.