Germany vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind
Germany
-4.4%
in 2025
Sweden
-4.3%
in 2025
Germany rank
58th
Sweden rank
57th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -4.3% against -4.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 57th of 73 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 208.3% | -5.6% | 213.9% | Germany |
| 1990s | 78.0% | 57.3% | 20.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.1% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 25.2% | 12.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 12.7% | 11.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from wind, Germany or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -4.3% against -4.4% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from wind between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from wind?
- Germany ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 57th of 73 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.