Australia vs Sweden: Electricity generation from wind
Australia
39.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
38.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Sweden rank
12th
Electricity generation from wind over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 39.23 terawatt-hours against 38.9 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.33 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.129 terawatt-hours | 0.12 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 0.574 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 11.2 terawatt-hours | 12.37 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 30.55 terawatt-hours | 33.6 terawatt-hours | 3.05 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 39.23 terawatt-hours against 38.9 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.33 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from wind?
- Australia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.