Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Sweden
Sweden: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -24.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded -24.5% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Sweden peaked at 8.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -24.5%, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 209th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.2% | — |
| 1991 | -0.9% | -27.9% |
| 1992 | -1.5% | +69.7% |
| 1993 | -0.4% | -72.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -144.6% |
| 1995 | -1.1% | -730.1% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -465.1% |
| 1997 | -1.8% | -144.2% |
| 1998 | -7.2% | +290.6% |
| 1999 | -5.1% | -29.7% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -161.5% |
| 2001 | -4.7% | -251.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -174.6% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +145.6% |
| 2004 | -1.4% | -116.2% |
| 2005 | -4.9% | +248.4% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -182.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -78.3% |
| 2008 | -1.3% | -250.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -350.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -58.4% |
| 2011 | -5.1% | -465.8% |
| 2012 | -13.3% | +163.6% |
| 2013 | -7.0% | -47.5% |
| 2014 | -11.3% | +62.0% |
| 2015 | -16.2% | +43.2% |
| 2016 | -8.1% | -49.8% |
| 2017 | -13.1% | +60.7% |
| 2018 | -11.8% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | -18.4% | +56.1% |
| 2020 | -18.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | -17.5% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | -23.8% | +35.8% |
| 2023 | -20.7% | -12.8% |
| 2024 | -24.1% | +16.4% |
| 2025 | -24.5% | +1.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's -24.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -730.1% | 0.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.5% | -7.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -4.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.3% | -18.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -21.4% | -24.5% | -17.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 206 Armenia -19.4% compare
- 207 France -19.6% compare
- 208 Mozambique -20.0% compare
- 210 Tajikistan -26.7% compare
- 211 Turkmenistan -37.5% compare
- 212 Paraguay -53.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Sweden
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Sweden?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Sweden was -24.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.5% in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Sweden ranks 209th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.