Electricity consumption per capita — all countries

Electricity consumption per capita — Sweden

Electricity consumption per capita in Sweden in 2025 — 12.83 MWh. Ranked 7 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 24.1%.

2025 12.83 MWh −1.91% vs 2024
World rank 7of 91
Period maximum 17.35 MWh2001
Period minimum 12.83 MWh2025

Trend over time

2000–2025 · megawatt-hours per capita

Electricity consumption per capita — Sweden, 2000–2025121416182000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 16.9 MWh2001: 17.35 MWh2002: 17.04 MWh2003: 16.55 MWh2004: 16.62 MWh2005: 16.72 MWh2006: 16.44 MWh2007: 16.41 MWh2008: 16.05 MWh2009: 15.2 MWh2010: 16.05 MWh2011: 15.14 MWh2012: 15.43 MWh2013: 14.9 MWh2014: 14.23 MWh2015: 14.23 MWh2016: 14.53 MWh2017: 14.44 MWh2018: 14.36 MWh2019: 13.84 MWh2020: 13.4 MWh2021: 14.04 MWh2022: 13.33 MWh2023: 13.04 MWh2024: 13.08 MWh2025: 12.83 MWh
Change over the period: −4.07 (−24.08%) Average annual rate: -1.1 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden

Sweden 12.83 MWh
Europe & Central Asia computed 5.94 MWh
Northern Europe computed 7.27 MWh
Electricity consumption per capita — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year MWh Change Change, %
2025 12.83 −0.25 −1.91%
2024 13.08 +0.04 +0.31%
2023 13.04 −0.29 −2.18%
2022 13.33 −0.71 −5.06%
2021 14.04 +0.64 +4.78%
2020 13.4 −0.44 −3.18%
2019 13.84 −0.52 −3.62%
2018 14.36 −0.08 −0.55%
2017 14.44 −0.09 −0.62%
2016 14.53 +0.3 +2.11%
2015 14.23 +0 +0%
2014 14.23 −0.67 −4.5%
2013 14.9 −0.53 −3.43%
2012 15.43 +0.29 +1.92%
2011 15.14 −0.91 −5.67%
2010 16.05 +0.85 +5.59%
2009 15.2 −0.85 −5.3%
2008 16.05 −0.36 −2.19%
2007 16.41 −0.03 −0.18%
2006 16.44 −0.28 −1.67%
2005 16.72 +0.1 +0.6%
2004 16.62 +0.07 +0.42%
2003 16.55 −0.49 −2.88%
2002 17.04 −0.31 −1.79%
2001 17.35 +0.45 +2.66%
2000 16.9

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Electricity consumption per resident, in megawatt-hours a year. One of the most telling indicators of living standards and of the structure of an economy: the gap between the extreme countries is more than two hundredfold. But it has to be read with climate and industry in mind — the top of the list holds not only rich countries but also Iceland and Norway with their aluminum smelters running on cheap hydropower, and the Gulf states, where more goes on air conditioning than on heating in Europe.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry, and not on households alone. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.