Gas consumption per person in Sweden
Sweden: Gas consumption per person was 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gas consumption per person in Sweden, 1980–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gas consumption per person in Sweden is 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas consumption per person in Sweden peaked at 1,649 kilowatt-hours per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1980.
Sweden ranks 98th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 150.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 508.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 873.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 702.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 952.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,022 kilowatt-hours per person | 910.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,091 kilowatt-hours per person | 866.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,649 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 876.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 762.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,020 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 865.04 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 96 Barbados 811.22 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 97 Myanmar 805.74 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 99 El Salvador 783.45 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 100 South Africa 722.95 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 693.35 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More reference data data for Sweden
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -3.74 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.27 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.13 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 138.19 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas consumption per person in Sweden?
- Gas consumption per person in Sweden was 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gas consumption per person recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,649 kilowatt-hours per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest gas consumption per person recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for gas consumption per person?
- Sweden ranks 98th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gas consumption per person rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.