Denmark vs Sweden: Share of primary energy from wind
Denmark
13.3%
in 2025
Sweden
8.4%
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Sweden rank
2nd
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 13.3% against 8.4% in Sweden, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 2.4% | 4.4% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 7.1% | 5.1% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 13.3% against 8.4% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Denmark and Sweden?
- 4.9%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from wind. 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.