New Zealand vs Sweden: Primary energy from hydropower per person
New Zealand
4,609 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
6,413 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
5th
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6,413 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 1,804 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th of 79 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,080 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,901 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,821 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,710 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,642 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,772 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,409 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6,637 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,760 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,122 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,600 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,840 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,465 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4,828 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,581 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,753 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, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6,413 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 1,804 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- New Zealand ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th of 79 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.