Finland vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Finland
-12.1%
in 2025
Sweden
-9.7%
in 2025
Finland rank
74th
Sweden rank
71st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -9.7% against -12.1% in Finland, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 71st of 76 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.0% | 64.8% | 41.8% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 7.3% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 3.9% | 4.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | -5.4% | 0.0% | 5.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | -6.6% | -2.3% | 4.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -9.7% against -12.1% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Finland and Sweden?
- 2.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Finland ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 71st of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.