France vs Sweden: Renewable energy electricity output
France
89,357 GWh
in 2015
Sweden
102,442 GWh
in 2015
France rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 102,442 GWh against 89,357 GWh in France, a difference of 13,085 GWh.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
France ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 230 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,496 GWh | 70,364 GWh | 1,869 GWh | Sweden |
| 2000s | 66,640 GWh | 75,545 GWh | 8,905 GWh | Sweden |
| 2010s | 83,911 GWh | 89,224 GWh | 5,312 GWh | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 102,442 GWh against 89,357 GWh in France as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between France and Sweden?
- 13,085 GWh, with Sweden 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 electricity output?
- France ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 230 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.