Italy vs Sweden: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy
Italy
5.9%
in 2025
Sweden
5.8%
in 2025
Italy rank
31st
Sweden rank
32nd
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 5.9% against 5.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 32nd of 210 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 4.9% | 3.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 7.4% | 1.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from bioenergy, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 5.9% against 5.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from bioenergy between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Italy ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 32nd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.