Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Sweden

Sweden: Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita was 16,019 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
16,019
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
6th
of 208 countries
All-time high
18,165
in 2001
All-time low
14,690
in 2009
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Sweden, 1985–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1985200520251985: 16.4k1986: 16.6k1987: 17.5k1988: 17.3k1989: 16.8k1990: 17.1k1991: 17.1k1992: 16.8k1993: 16.7k1994: 16.3k1995: 16.8k1996: 15.9k1997: 16.9k1998: 17.9k1999: 17.5k2000: 16.4k2001: 18.2k2002: 16.4k2003: 15.1k2004: 16.9k2005: 17.5k2006: 15.8k2007: 16.3k2008: 16.3k2009: 14.7k2010: 15.8k2011: 15.9k2012: 17.5k2013: 15.9k2014: 15.8k2015: 16.5k2016: 15.7k2017: 16.3k2018: 16.1k2019: 16.4k2020: 15.8k2021: 16.5k2022: 16.5k2023: 15.7k2024: 16.2k2025: 16.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 16,019 for per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 18,165 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14,690, in 2009.

That places Sweden 6th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 16,925 16,424 17,454 5
1990s 16,886 15,906 17,941 10
2000s 16,347 14,690 18,165 10
2010s 16,200 15,710 17,484 10
2020s 16,133 15,737 16,501 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 3 Qatar 18,030 compare
  2. 3 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1,881 compare
  3. 4 Canada 16,260 compare
  4. 4 Niue 0
  5. 5 United Arab Emirates 16,075 compare
  6. 7 Finland 14,636 compare
  7. 8 Bhutan 13,897 compare
  8. 9 Saudi Arabia 13,386 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Sweden?
Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Sweden was 16,019 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 18,165 in 2001.
What is the lowest per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 14,690 in 2009.
How does Sweden rank for per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita?
Sweden ranks 6th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,561 data points, 1920–2025
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