Gas consumption per person in Sweden
Sweden: Gas consumption per person was 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
797.37 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
99th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1,649 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2010
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1980
Years of data
46
1980–2025
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 99th of 219 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.
Gas consumption per person in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1985 | 85.49 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1986 | 224.59 kilowatt-hours per person | +162.7% |
| 1987 | 298.96 kilowatt-hours per person | +33.1% |
| 1988 | 382.7 kilowatt-hours per person | +28.0% |
| 1989 | 508.43 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.9% |
| 1990 | 702.21 kilowatt-hours per person | +38.1% |
| 1991 | 745.13 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 836.13 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 907.24 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 894.29 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 890.51 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 952.69 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 940.54 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 931.68 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 932.93 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 910.89 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1,025 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 1,040 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,033 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 972.03 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1,012 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1,037 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 933.88 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 1,236 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 1,649 kilowatt-hours per person | +33.4% |
| 2011 | 1,293 kilowatt-hours per person | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 1,119 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 1,066 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 866.68 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 952.68 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 1,007 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 956.09 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 999.35 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 999.99 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 957.08 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,020 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 762.61 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 831.54 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 887.32 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,144 kilowatt-hours per person, 16% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,049 kilowatt-hours per person, 13% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas consumption per person in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +162.7% | 85.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 224.59 kilowatt-hours per person |
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
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 865.04 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 97 Barbados 811.22 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 98 Myanmar 805.74 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 100 El Salvador 783.45 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 101 South Africa 722.95 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 693.35 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
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 99th out of 219 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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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.