France vs Sweden: Renewable energy consumption

France
760,300 TJ
in 2015
Sweden
679,812 TJ
in 2015
France rank
15th
Sweden rank
17th

Renewable energy consumption over time

  • France
  • Sweden
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How they compare

France currently reports 760,300 TJ against 679,812 TJ in Sweden, a difference of 80,488 TJ.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 17th of 233 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 611,059 TJ 464,129 TJ 146,930 TJ France
2000s 580,532 TJ 538,763 TJ 41,770 TJ France
2010s 729,796 TJ 634,536 TJ 95,260 TJ France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, France or Sweden?
France, at 760,300 TJ against 679,812 TJ in Sweden as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between France and Sweden?
80,488 TJ, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do France and Sweden rank globally for renewable energy consumption?
France ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 17th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste