Renewable electricity output in Sweden
Sweden: Renewable electricity output was 67.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Sweden, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 67.4% for renewable electricity output in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Sweden peaked at 68.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1996.
That places Sweden 44th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.8% | — |
| 1991 | 44.2% | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 52.1% | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 38.4% | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | +25.7% |
| 1998 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 57.3% | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.4% | 38.4% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 43.4% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 54.1% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.4% | 68.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Sweden?
- Renewable electricity output in Sweden was 67.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1996.
- How does Sweden rank for renewable electricity output?
- Sweden ranks 44th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.