Denmark vs Sweden: Electricity generation from wind per person
Denmark
3,200 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
3,650 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
Sweden rank
2nd
Electricity generation from wind per person over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3,650 kilowatt-hours against 3,200 kilowatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 450 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8802 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0.8802 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1980s | 22.83 kilowatt-hours | 0.4291 kilowatt-hours | 22.4 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1990s | 278.3 kilowatt-hours | 14.61 kilowatt-hours | 263.69 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,089 kilowatt-hours | 119.76 kilowatt-hours | 969.35 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2,175 kilowatt-hours | 1,250 kilowatt-hours | 925.66 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3,106 kilowatt-hours | 3,192 kilowatt-hours | 86.15 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3,650 kilowatt-hours against 3,200 kilowatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Denmark and Sweden?
- 450 kilowatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.