Share of primary energy from gas in Sweden
Sweden: Share of primary energy from gas was 1.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas in Sweden, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from gas in Sweden is 1.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Sweden peaked at 3.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1985.
That places Sweden 77th out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from gas in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1% | — |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +143.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +42.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +31.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +38.6% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +46.6% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -7.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +143.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 share of primary energy from gas in Sweden?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Sweden was 1.8% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1985.
- How does Sweden rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Sweden ranks 77th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.