Net electricity imports in Sweden
Sweden: Net electricity imports was -33.6 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Sweden recorded -33.6 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Sweden peaked at 12.83 terawatt-hours in 2003 and was at its lowest, -33.6 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 212th of 214 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 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.77 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | -1.29 terawatt-hours | -27.1% |
| 1992 | -2.16 terawatt-hours | +67.4% |
| 1993 | -0.59 terawatt-hours | -72.7% |
| 1994 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | -144.1% |
| 1995 | -1.68 terawatt-hours | -746.2% |
| 1996 | 6.14 terawatt-hours | -465.5% |
| 1997 | -2.71 terawatt-hours | -144.1% |
| 1998 | -10.7 terawatt-hours | +294.8% |
| 1999 | -7.48 terawatt-hours | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 4.68 terawatt-hours | -162.6% |
| 2001 | -7.29 terawatt-hours | -255.8% |
| 2002 | 5.36 terawatt-hours | -173.5% |
| 2003 | 12.83 terawatt-hours | +139.4% |
| 2004 | -2.1 terawatt-hours | -116.4% |
| 2005 | -7.39 terawatt-hours | +251.9% |
| 2006 | 6.04 terawatt-hours | -181.7% |
| 2007 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | -78.1% |
| 2008 | -1.96 terawatt-hours | -248.5% |
| 2009 | 4.69 terawatt-hours | -339.3% |
| 2010 | 2.08 terawatt-hours | -55.7% |
| 2011 | -7.23 terawatt-hours | -447.6% |
| 2012 | -19.57 terawatt-hours | +170.7% |
| 2013 | -10 terawatt-hours | -48.9% |
| 2014 | -15.62 terawatt-hours | +56.2% |
| 2015 | -22.6 terawatt-hours | +44.7% |
| 2016 | -11.73 terawatt-hours | -48.1% |
| 2017 | -18.99 terawatt-hours | +61.9% |
| 2018 | -17.22 terawatt-hours | -9.3% |
| 2019 | -26.16 terawatt-hours | +51.9% |
| 2020 | -25 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2021 | -25.57 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2022 | -33.22 terawatt-hours | +29.9% |
| 2023 | -28.49 terawatt-hours | -14.2% |
| 2024 | -33.44 terawatt-hours | +17.4% |
| 2025 | -33.6 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's -33.6 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports 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 | -746.2% | 0.26 terawatt-hours | -1.68 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.2 terawatt-hours | -10.7 terawatt-hours | 6.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 terawatt-hours | -7.39 terawatt-hours | 12.83 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -14.7 terawatt-hours | -26.16 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -29.89 terawatt-hours | -33.6 terawatt-hours | -25 terawatt-hours | 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 net electricity imports in Sweden?
- Net electricity imports in Sweden was -33.6 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 12.83 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.6 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for net electricity imports?
- Sweden ranks 212th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.