Electricity demand per person in Sweden
Sweden: Electricity demand per person was 12,866 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity demand per person in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 12,866 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Sweden peaked at 17,346 kilowatt-hours in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12,866 kilowatt-hours, in 2025.
That places Sweden 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,636 kilowatt-hours | 16,282 kilowatt-hours | 16,906 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,526 kilowatt-hours | 15,194 kilowatt-hours | 17,346 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,714 kilowatt-hours | 13,840 kilowatt-hours | 16,051 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,292 kilowatt-hours | 12,866 kilowatt-hours | 14,037 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 9 Finland 15,610 kilowatt-hours compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 13,385 kilowatt-hours compare
- 11 United States 13,061 kilowatt-hours compare
- 13 Taiwan 12,478 kilowatt-hours compare
- 14 South Korea 12,090 kilowatt-hours compare
- 15 Brunei 12,016 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Sweden
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.5% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.5% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 47.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Sweden?
- Electricity demand per person in Sweden was 12,866 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 17,346 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,866 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for electricity demand per person?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.