Renewable electricity share in Sweden

Renewable sources supplied 89.2% of electricity consumption in Sweden in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Share of renewable energy in electricity Unit: % of gross electricity consumption Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Sweden, 2025 89.2%p (Provisional) % of gross electricity consumption
Change from 2024 +1.1percentage points 2024: 88.1%
European Union, 2025 49.9%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 45.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 3rd of 30 See the full ranking

Renewable electricity share in Sweden over time

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% of gross electricity consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of renewable energy in electricity (% of gross electricity consumption), 2004 to 2025
Period SwedenEuropean Union
2025 89.2%p (provisional) 49.9%p (provisional)
2024 88.1% 47.5%
2023 87.5% 45.4%
2022 83.4% 41.2%
2021 75.8% 37.8%
2020 74.5% 37.4%
2019 71.2% 34.1%
2018 66.2% 32.1%
2017 65.9% 31.1%
2016 64.9% 30.2%
2015 65.7% 29.7%
2014 63.2% 28.6%
2013 61.7% 26.8%
2012 59.8% 25.1%
2011 59.6% 23.3%
2010 55.8% 21.3%
2009 58.3% 20.7%
2008 53.7% 18.5%
2007 53.2% 17.6%
2006 51.8% 16.9%
2005 50.9% 16.4%
2004 51.2% 15.9%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 88.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 65.7%, the figure has changed by +23.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 3rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.9%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nrg_ind_ren · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A nrg_bal=REN_ELC unit=PC
Observation period
2004 to 2025 for Sweden
Provider update
15 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat