Denmark vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Denmark
-1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-1.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
76th
Sweden rank
78th
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports -1.47 terawatt-hours against -1.75 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.28 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 78th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.0422 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.0417 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.2601 terawatt-hours | 0.0353 terawatt-hours | 0.2248 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.3692 terawatt-hours | 0.2132 terawatt-hours | 0.1559 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9429 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 0.7927 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.4889 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 2.65 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at -1.47 terawatt-hours against -1.75 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.28 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Denmark ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 78th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.