Consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden

Sweden: Consumption-based energy use per person was 57.3 kilowatt-hours in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
57.3 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 43 countries
All-time high
70.6 kilowatt-hours
in 1998
All-time low
56.3 kilowatt-hours
in 2009
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden, 1995–2020

0204060801995200720201995: 65 kilowatt-hours1996: 66.4 kilowatt-hours1997: 65.6 kilowatt-hours1998: 70.6 kilowatt-hours1999: 67.7 kilowatt-hours2000: 69.6 kilowatt-hours2001: 68.7 kilowatt-hours2002: 64.3 kilowatt-hours2003: 69.3 kilowatt-hours2004: 67.7 kilowatt-hours2005: 67.7 kilowatt-hours2006: 61.6 kilowatt-hours2007: 64.4 kilowatt-hours2008: 65.3 kilowatt-hours2009: 56.3 kilowatt-hours2010: 60.5 kilowatt-hours2011: 63.3 kilowatt-hours2012: 61.4 kilowatt-hours2013: 62.9 kilowatt-hours2014: 60.8 kilowatt-hours2015: 59.1 kilowatt-hours2016: 58.7 kilowatt-hours2017: 59.7 kilowatt-hours2018: 59.9 kilowatt-hours2019: 57 kilowatt-hours2020: 57.3 kilowatt-hours

Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 57.3 kilowatt-hours for consumption-based energy use per person in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden peaked at 70.6 kilowatt-hours in 1998 and was at its lowest, 56.3 kilowatt-hours, in 2009.

That places Sweden 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67.06 kilowatt-hours 65 kilowatt-hours 70.6 kilowatt-hours 5
2000s 65.49 kilowatt-hours 56.3 kilowatt-hours 69.6 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 60.33 kilowatt-hours 57 kilowatt-hours 63.3 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 57.3 kilowatt-hours 57.3 kilowatt-hours 57.3 kilowatt-hours 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 12 South Korea 59.8 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 13 Denmark 59.1 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 13 Germany 59.1 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 16 Cyprus 56.5 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 17 Austria 55.5 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 18 Australia 55 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden?
Consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden was 57.3 kilowatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 70.6 kilowatt-hours in 1998.
What is the lowest consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 56.3 kilowatt-hours in 2009.
How does Sweden rank for consumption-based energy use per person?
Sweden ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is consumption-based energy use per person rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption-based energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,113 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Consumption-based (or trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.