Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden
Sweden: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person was 57.3 kilowatt-hours in 2020. ▼ Falling
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden, 1995–2020
Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2020, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden stood at 57.3 kilowatt-hours.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden peaked at 70.6 kilowatt-hours in 1998 and was at its lowest, 56.3 kilowatt-hours, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 15th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 65 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 66.4 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 65.6 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 70.6 kilowatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 67.7 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 69.6 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 68.7 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.3 kilowatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 69.3 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 67.7 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 67.7 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.6 kilowatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 64.4 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 65.3 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 56.3 kilowatt-hours | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 60.5 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 63.3 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 61.4 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 62.9 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 60.8 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 59.1 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 58.7 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.7 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 59.9 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 57 kilowatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 57.3 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 57.3 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.8 kilowatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 57.3 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 54.35 kilowatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.06 kilowatt-hours | 65 kilowatt-hours | 70.6 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 65.49 kilowatt-hours | 56.3 kilowatt-hours | 69.6 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.33 kilowatt-hours | 57 kilowatt-hours | 63.3 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3 kilowatt-hours | 57.3 kilowatt-hours | 57.3 kilowatt-hours | 1 |
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 production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden?
- Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Sweden was 57.3 kilowatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6 kilowatt-hours in 1998.
- What is the lowest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3 kilowatt-hours in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.