Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Sweden, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.2% for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.9% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Sweden peaked at 0.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 83rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.7% | — |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +29.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -37.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 67% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 43% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 82 Mali 0.2% compare
- 83 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2% compare
- 85 Canada 0.2% compare
- 86 Afghanistan 0.2% compare
- 86 Laos 0.2% 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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Sweden?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Sweden was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).