Solar thermal collectors' surface in Sweden
Sweden: Solar thermal collectors' surface was 368 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solar thermal collectors' surface in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, solar thermal collectors' surface in Sweden stood at 368.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solar thermal collectors' surface in Sweden peaked at 510 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1991.
That places Sweden 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solar thermal collectors' surface in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90 | — |
| 1991 | 10 | -88.9% |
| 1992 | 110 | +1000.0% |
| 1993 | 118 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 125 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 135 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 161 | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 173 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 181 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 185 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 207 | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 229 | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 165 | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 307 | +86.1% |
| 2004 | 336 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 371 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 409 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 440 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 480 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 510 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 510 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 446 | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 322 | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 475 | +47.5% |
| 2014 | 475 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 478 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 475 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 472 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 466 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 459 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 451 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 445 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 435 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 377 | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 368 | -2.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 368 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 283.55, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 368 is below the median for high income countries, which is 465, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solar thermal collectors' surface 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1000.0% | 10 | 110 |
| 1991 | -88.9% | 90 | 10 |
| 2003 | +86.1% | 165 | 307 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128.8 | 10 | 185 | 10 |
| 2000s | 345.4 | 165 | 510 | 10 |
| 2010s | 457.8 | 322 | 510 | 10 |
| 2020s | 415.2 | 368 | 451 | 5 |
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 solar thermal collectors' surface in Sweden?
- Solar thermal collectors' surface in Sweden was 368 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest solar thermal collectors' surface recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 510 in 2009.
- What is the lowest solar thermal collectors' surface recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1991.
- How does Sweden rank for solar thermal collectors' surface?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solar thermal collectors' surface rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Solar thermal collectors' surface. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).