Norway vs Sweden: Primary energy from wind per person
Norway
2,537 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
3,628 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway rank
4th
Sweden rank
2nd
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3,628 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 1,091 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4291 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4291 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 95.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 119.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 23.86 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 474.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,249 kilowatt-hours per person | 775.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,180 kilowatt-hours per person | 767.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3,628 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Norway and Sweden?
- 1,091 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Norway ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd 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 wind 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.