Iceland vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Iceland
0.7%
in 2025
Sweden
0.5%
in 2025
Iceland rank
32nd
Sweden rank
35th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sweden ahead.
Iceland ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 8.2% | 7.4% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.4% | -5.6% | 6.1% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 3.3% | -0.7% | 4.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -1.3% | 3.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -1.4% | 1.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -0.9% | 3.7% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Iceland and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Iceland ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th of 79 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 oil. 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.