Norway vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Norway
4.0%
in 2025
Sweden
5.9%
in 2025
Norway rank
18th
Sweden rank
17th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.9% against 4.0% in Norway, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 17th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | -2.2% | 6.3% | Norway |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -0.1% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.8% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.9% against 4.0% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Norway and Sweden?
- 1.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Norway ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 17th of 68 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 hydropower. 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.