Total electricity output in Sweden
Sweden: Total electricity output was 161,931 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Sweden, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 161,931 GWh for total electricity output in 2015.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Sweden peaked at 166,436 GWh in 2012 and was at its lowest, 135,379 GWh, in 2003.
That places Sweden 26th out of 228 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 147,859 GWh | 140,627 GWh | 158,791 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,755 GWh | 135,379 GWh | 161,595 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,611 GWh | 148,460 GWh | 166,436 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Sweden?
- Total electricity output in Sweden was 161,931 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 166,436 GWh in 2012.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,379 GWh in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for total electricity output?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants