Denmark vs Sweden: Share of primary energy from renewables

Denmark
33.9%
in 2025
Sweden
32.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
5th
Sweden rank
6th

Share of primary energy from renewables over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 33.9% against 32.3% in Sweden, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 6th of 79 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of primary energy from renewables
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,680 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.