Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
77th
of 164 countries
All-time high
2.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 1979
All-time low
0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Years of data
58
1965–2022
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 1965–2022
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Analysis
In 2022, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Sweden stood at 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 2.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 77th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar | — |
| 1966 | 2.42 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 2.37 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 2.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 2.46 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 2.39 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 2.41 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.42 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 2.26 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 2.45 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 2.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 2.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 2.66 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.52 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 2.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 2.43 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.62 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 2.77 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 2.43 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 2.29 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 2.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 2.21 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.09 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 2.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 2.23 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 2.12 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 2.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.89 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.63 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 1.78 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.63 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.46 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.41 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.33 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.23 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.12 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -5.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9728 kilowatt-hours per dollar, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.48 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.29 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.77 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.89 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.23 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.78 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.12 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.33 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 74 Djibouti 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 75 Congo 0.9933 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 76 North Macedonia 0.9812 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 78 Georgia 0.9728 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 79 Tajikistan 0.9719 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 80 Slovenia 0.9716 kilowatt-hours per dollar 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 energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1979.
- What is the lowest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9735 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.