Denmark vs Sweden: Per capita daily oil consumption
Denmark
0.0284 barrels per capita per day
in 2019
Sweden
0.0288 barrels per capita per day
in 2019
Denmark rank
47th
Sweden rank
46th
Per capita daily oil consumption over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0288 barrels per capita per day against 0.0284 barrels per capita per day in Denmark, a difference of 0.0004 barrels per capita per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 46th of 191 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.044 barrels per capita per day | 0.0465 barrels per capita per day | 0.0025 barrels per capita per day | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0405 barrels per capita per day | 0.0433 barrels per capita per day | 0.0028 barrels per capita per day | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0352 barrels per capita per day | 0.0399 barrels per capita per day | 0.0047 barrels per capita per day | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0281 barrels per capita per day | 0.0318 barrels per capita per day | 0.0038 barrels per capita per day | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita daily oil consumption, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0288 barrels per capita per day against 0.0284 barrels per capita per day in Denmark as of 2019.
- What is the difference in per capita daily oil consumption between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.0004 barrels per capita per day, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for per capita daily oil consumption?
- Denmark ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 46th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.