Renewable energy share in Sweden
Renewable sources provided 57.9% of final energy consumption in Sweden in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Sweden, 2021
57.9%
Change from 2020
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2020
21.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
20.4%
Position in 2021
40th of 212
Renewable energy share in Sweden over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.9% | – |
| 2020 | 57.8% | 21.1% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | 19.3% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | 17.7% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | 17.5% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | 17.6% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | 16.8% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | 16.1% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | 14.6% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | 14.5% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | 13.6% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | 12.5% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | 11.8% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | 10.7% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | 10.0% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | 9.5% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | 9.2% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | 8.9% |
| 2001 | 37.4% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | 9.0% |
| 1999 | 34.6% | 8.6% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 57.8% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 45.4%, the figure has changed by +12.5 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Sweden has the 40th highest value.
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