Electricity Demand in 🇸🇪 Sweden

Sweden's electricity demand is a dynamic and vital component of its energy landscape. It reflects the nation's growing need for electrical power to support various sectors, including residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation. Over the years, Sweden has witnessed significant shifts in electricity demand due to various factors such as population growth, urbanization, and technological advancements.

  • In 2022, Sweden's electricity demand decreased by -5.38%
  • In total, Sweden used 138.34 Terrawatt hours of electricity in 2022.
  • Demand increased with a total of -7.86 MWh in 2022, compared to previous year.
  • Since 2000, Sweden's demand for electricity has increased with -7.72%

Electricity Demand in Sweden (2000-2022)

Between the year 2000 and 2022 the electricity demand in Sweden has grown from 149.91 TW to 138.34 TW, an increase of consumed Terawatt hours by -7.72% in a 22 year time period.

Year TW YoY absolute change YoY change
2000 149.91 %
2001 154.31 4.4 2.94%
2002 152.06 -2.25 -1.46%
2003 148.22 -3.84 -2.53%
2004 149.59 1.37 0.92%
2005 150.98 1.39 0.93%
2006 149.32 -1.66 -1.1%
2007 150.14 0.82 0.55%
2008 147.94 -2.2 -1.47%
2009 141.29 -6.65 -4.5%
2010 150.53 9.24 6.54%
2011 143.05 -7.48 -4.97%
2012 146.86 3.81 2.66%
2013 143.03 -3.83 -2.61%
2014 137.93 -5.1 -3.57%
2015 139.4 1.47 1.07%
2016 144.16 4.76 3.41%
2017 145.24 1.08 0.75%
2018 146.14 0.9 0.62%
2019 142.26 -3.88 -2.65%
2020 138.79 -3.47 -2.44%
2021 146.2 7.41 5.34%
2022 138.34 -7.86 -5.38%

Electricity Demand vs Electricity Consumption

It's important to not conflate the two, electircity demnad represents how much electricity an entity, country or region need in a moment of time. While electricity consumption represents how much electricity is used over a period of time. Electricity demand is measured in kilowatt (kW) while electricity consumption is measured as kilowatt-hours (kWh).

Data Information

Data found on this page is a derivative of Ember-Climate Yearly electricity data.

Data Sources

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Ember-Climate Yearly Electricity Data

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