Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sweden
Sweden: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sweden is 1.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sweden peaked at 8.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
That places Sweden 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 199 Namibia 2.4% compare
- 200 Switzerland 2.3% compare
- 201 Uruguay 2.2% compare
- 203 Norway 1.0% compare
- 204 Albania 0.0% compare
- 204 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 204 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 204 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 204 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% compare
- 204 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
- 204 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 204 Lesotho 0.0% compare
- 204 Nepal 0.0% compare
- 204 Paraguay 0.0% 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 47.42 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sweden?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Sweden was 1.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Sweden ranks 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.