Renewable electricity in Sweden
Sweden: Renewable electricity was 63.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Sweden, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 63.3% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Sweden peaked at 63.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1996.
Sweden ranks 41st of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 38.4% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 43.4% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 54.0% | 63.3% | 6 |
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.27 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.13 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Sweden?
- Renewable electricity in Sweden was 63.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1996.
- How does Sweden rank for renewable electricity?
- Sweden ranks 41st out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants