Austria vs Sweden: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Austria
4,038 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
6,413 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
6th
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6,413 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,038 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 2,375 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Austria's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,901 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,566 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,710 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,802 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,772 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,603 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4,498 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,760 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,262 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4,661 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,788 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,840 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,270 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4,395 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,581 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,186 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6,413 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,038 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Austria and Sweden?
- 2,375 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Austria ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.