Germany vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Germany
-6.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-1.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
80th
Sweden rank
78th
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -1.75 terawatt-hours against -6.13 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 4.38 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.0021 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.5502 terawatt-hours | 0.0353 terawatt-hours | 0.5149 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.39 terawatt-hours | 0.2132 terawatt-hours | 3.18 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 8.65 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 6.91 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 1.84 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, Germany or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -1.75 terawatt-hours against -6.13 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Germany and Sweden?
- 4.38 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Germany ranks 80th 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.