Norway vs Sweden: Electricity generation from wind per person
Norway
2,411 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
3,650 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
4th
Sweden rank
2nd
Electricity generation from wind per person over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3,650 kilowatt-hours against 2,411 kilowatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 1,239 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0.4291 kilowatt-hours | 0.4291 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.05 kilowatt-hours | 14.61 kilowatt-hours | 12.56 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 95.98 kilowatt-hours | 119.76 kilowatt-hours | 23.78 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 473.69 kilowatt-hours | 1,250 kilowatt-hours | 775.99 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,381 kilowatt-hours | 3,192 kilowatt-hours | 811.09 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3,650 kilowatt-hours against 2,411 kilowatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Norway and Sweden?
- 1,239 kilowatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
- Norway ranks 4th 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.