Sweden vs USSR: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Sweden
30.8%
in 2025
USSR
3.0%
in 1984
Sweden rank
4th
USSR rank
25th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Sweden
- USSR
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 30.8% against 3.0% in USSR, a difference of 27.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 10.3 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was USSR ahead.
Sweden ranks 4th and USSR ranks 25th of 216 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | USSR |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 0.7% | 5.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 2.3% | 20.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Sweden or USSR?
- Sweden, at 30.8% against 3.0% in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Sweden and USSR?
- 27.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Sweden and USSR rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Sweden ranks 4th and USSR ranks 25th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. 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 energy supply.