Sweden's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) was 4,329 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 13.39% from 4,998 in 2014 (1.43% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4,329 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 4,782 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 4,998 | 2014 |
| Highest | 5,873 | 2004 |
| Lowest | 4,285 | 2020 |
| Average since 2015 | 4,589 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 5,514 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Sweden's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) rose 39.66 on 2023 (from 4,289 to 4,329).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −34.83 and a typical year strayed about 247.05 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 551.93 in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 496.88 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 66.23 a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Sweden had the 21st highest value of the 149 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 4,329 | 2024 |
| World | 1,892 | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 2,976 | 2024 |
| High income | 4,454 | 2024 |
Closest to Sweden in the 2024 ranking
- Norway — 17th of 149: 4,877
- Turkmenistan — 18th of 149: 4,682
- Luxembourg — 19th of 149: 4,522
- Belgium — 21st of 149: 4,077
- Curaçao — 22nd of 149: 3,841
- Kazakhstan — 23rd of 149: 3,619
What this measures
Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Limitations: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,329 |
| 2023 | 4,289 |
| 2022 | 4,324 |
| 2021 | 4,559 |
| 2020 | 4,285 |
| 2019 | 4,782 |
| 2018 | 4,966 |
| 2017 | 4,927 |
| 2016 | 4,859 |
| 2015 | 4,574 |
| 2014 |
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) in nearby economies
- Albania — 887.72 (2024)
- Armenia — 1,312 (2024)
- Austria — 3,294 (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 1,732 (2024)
- Belarus — 2,965 (2024)
- Belgium — 4,077 (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2,178 (2024)
- Bulgaria — 2,608 (2024)
- Croatia — 2,233 (2024)
- Cyprus — 1,720 (2024)
More environment data for Sweden
- Population in largest city — 1.74 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 18.41% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 1.74 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 16.4% (2025)
- Rural population — 1.16 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 10.92% (2025)
- Urban population — 9.44 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 89.08% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 10,063 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sweden's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)?
- 4,329 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 21.5% from 5,514 in 1990 (0.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5,873 in 2004 and the lowest 4,285 in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank?
- 21st highest of 149 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) unusual for Sweden?
- In 2024, Sweden's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) rose 39.66 on 2023 (from 4,289 to 4,329). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −34.83 and a typical year strayed about 247.05 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.USE.PCAP.KG.OE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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