Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
130th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 1979
All-time low
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 130th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Sweden, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 127 Norway 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 128 Finland 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 129 Colombia 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 131 Kiribati 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 132 Cambodia 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 133 Algeria 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Sweden?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Sweden was 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.