Denmark vs Sweden: Oil consumption per person

Denmark

12,766 kilowatt-hours per person

in 2025

Sweden

13,544 kilowatt-hours per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

73rd

Sweden rank

70th

Oil consumption per person over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 13,544 kilowatt-hours per person against 12,766 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 778.3 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 70th of 218 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Oil consumption per person
Unit: kilowatt-hours per person
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.