Rate of electrification in Sweden
Sweden: Rate of electrification was 29.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rate of electrification in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, rate of electrification in Sweden stood at 29.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of electrification in Sweden peaked at 72.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 29th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Rate of electrification in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.1% | — |
| 1991 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 43.8% | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 46.8% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +60.5% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +6.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 29.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.3%, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 29.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.1%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rate of electrification 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +60.5% | 35.5% | 57.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 43.8% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 35.1% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 31.5% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 26.7% | 36.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 rate of electrification in Sweden?
- Rate of electrification in Sweden was 29.6% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest rate of electrification recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest rate of electrification recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for rate of electrification?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rate of electrification rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Rate of electrification. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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