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Energy > Electricity Stats: compare key data on Australia & Sweden

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Australia
Sweden
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Consumption 213.5 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 57% more than Sweden
136 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Consumption > Per capita 10,864.15 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th.
14,893 kWh per capita
Ranked 5th. 37% more than Australia

Consumption by households 60.93 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 43% more than Sweden
42.66 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.

Consumption by households per capita 2,987.48 kWh
Ranked 17th.
4,724.81 kWh
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Australia

Consumption by petroleum refineries 1.84 billion kWh
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Sweden
833 million kWh
Ranked 27th.

Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita 90.32 kWh
Ranked 20th.
92.25 kWh
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Australia

Consumption per capita 10,563.43 kWh
Ranked 10th.
14,702.52 kWh
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Australia

Exports 0.0
Ranked 127th.
31.28 billion kWh
Ranked 5th.

From other renewable sources 5.1% of total installed capacity
Ranked 36th.
16.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Australia

Installed generating capacity 59.13 million kW
Ranked 13th. 62% more than Sweden
36.51 million kW
Ranked 18th.

Installed generating capacity per thousand people 2,679.77 kW
Ranked 15th.
3,893.1 kW
Ranked 6th. 45% more than Australia

Production 225.5 billion kWh
Ranked 16th. 52% more than Sweden
148.7 billion kWh
Ranked 21st.

Production > KWh 254.64 billion
Ranked 16th. 71% more than Sweden
148.82 billion
Ranked 21st.

Production > Per capita 11,950.57 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th.
15,922.78 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Australia

Production per capita 11,619.77 kWh
Ranked 10th.
15,719.12 kWh
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Australia

Consumption by households and other consumers per capita 5,476.54 kWh
Ranked 15th.
7,787.97 kWh
Ranked 9th. 42% more than Australia

Production by source > Nuclear 0.0
Ranked 175th.
43%
Ranked 7th.
Imports 0.0
Ranked 121st.
11.68 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

From nuclear fuels 0.0
Ranked 145th.
24.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 4th.

Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 5,494.27 kWh per capita
Ranked 17th.
7,792.74 kWh per capita
Ranked 10th. 42% more than Australia

Consumption in agriculture per capita 86.88 kWh
Ranked 36th.
168.78 kWh
Ranked 17th. 94% more than Australia

Production > KWh > Per capita 9,683.96 per capita
Ranked 12th.
15,902.52 per capita
Ranked 4th. 64% more than Australia

Thermal > Production per capita 11,490.28 kWh
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Sweden
1,356.32 kWh
Ranked 83th.

Solar > Production > Public 11 million kWh
Ranked 6th. 38% more than Sweden
8 million kWh
Ranked 6th.

Consumption by households > Per capita 2,997.15 kWh per capita
Ranked 18th.
4,727.7 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 58% more than Australia

From fossil fuels 78.7% of total installed capacity
Ranked 84th. 6 times more than Sweden
13% of total installed capacity
Ranked 170th.

Production by source > Fossil fuel 90.8%
Ranked 91st. 23 times more than Sweden
4%
Ranked 194th.
Net inland availability > Per capita 10,157.66 kWh per capita
Ranked 12th.
14,483.31 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Australia

Consumption by industry and construction per capita 4,526.2 kWh
Ranked 10th.
6,374.39 kWh
Ranked 7th. 41% more than Australia

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh 16.28 billion kWh
Ranked 29th.
60.12 billion kWh
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Australia

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita 808.85 kWh
Ranked 29th.
6,685.14 kWh
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Australia

Thermal > Production 234.34 billion kWh
Ranked 9th. 19 times more than Sweden
12.25 billion kWh
Ranked 67th.

Hydro > Production 15.89 billion kWh
Ranked 27th.
72.87 billion kWh
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Australia

Gross inland availability > Per capita 11,457.52 kWh per capita
Ranked 12th.
16,313.98 kWh per capita
Ranked 4th. 42% more than Australia

Net > Production per capita 11,420.56 kWh
Ranked 10th.
17,122.63 kWh
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Australia

Hydro > Production per capita 778.92 kWh
Ranked 36th.
8,070.59 kWh
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Australia

Net > Production 232.92 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 51% more than Sweden
154.61 billion kWh
Ranked 20th.

Consumption in agriculture 1.77 billion kWh
Ranked 31st. 16% more than Sweden
1.52 billion kWh
Ranked 32nd.

Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita 90.61 kWh per capita
Ranked 21st.
92.31 kWh per capita
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Australia

Solar > Production > Public per capita 0.539 kWh
Ranked 6th.
0.904 kWh
Ranked 5th. 68% more than Australia

Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita 325.64 kWh per capita
Ranked 25th.
593.53 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th. 82% more than Australia

Consumption by households and other consumers 111.69 billion kWh
Ranked 13th. 59% more than Sweden
70.32 billion kWh
Ranked 17th.

Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 4,540.85 kWh per capita
Ranked 10th.
6,378.3 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Australia

Consumption > Date of > Information 2003 2003
Production by source > Hydro 8.3%
Ranked 110th.
50.8%
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Australia
Thermal > Production > Public per capita 10,903.76 kWh
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Sweden
808.01 kWh
Ranked 94th.

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer 251.12 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 59% more than Sweden
158.43 billion kWh
Ranked 20th.

Consumption by chemical industry 4.15 billion kWh
Ranked 24th.
6.63 billion kWh
Ranked 19th. 60% more than Australia

Consumption in rail transport 2.17 billion kWh
Ranked 13th.
2.82 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 30% more than Australia

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses 16.92 billion kWh
Ranked 19th. 45% more than Sweden
11.71 billion kWh
Ranked 25th.

Energy balance requirement > Per capita 825.32 kWh per capita
Ranked 56th.
15,380.58 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Australia

Energy balance requirement 16.78 billion kWh
Ranked 36th.
138.79 billion kWh
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Australia

Hydro > Production > Per capita 781.45 kWh per capita
Ranked 37th.
8,075.54 kWh per capita
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Australia

Hydro > Production > Public 15.61 billion kWh
Ranked 27th.
72.86 billion kWh
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Australia

Imports > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 102nd.
1.41 million kWh per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.

Net inland availability 206.5 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 58% more than Sweden
130.7 billion kWh
Ranked 18th.

Net > Production > Per capita 11,457.52 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th.
17,133.12 kWh per capita
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Australia

Thermal > Production > Per capita 11,527.47 kWh per capita
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Sweden
1,357.15 kWh per capita
Ranked 99th.

Thermal > Production > Self-producer 11.96 billion kWh
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Sweden
4.95 billion kWh
Ranked 28th.

Production from coal sources > % of total 79.26%
Ranked 5th. 48 times more than Sweden
1.65%
Ranked 59th.

Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita 3.54 kW per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Sweden
0.443 kW per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.

Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 588.42 kWh per capita
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Sweden
548.65 kWh per capita
Ranked 24th.

Total > Production > Public 238.88 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 56% more than Sweden
153.47 billion kWh
Ranked 18th.

Total > Production > Public > Per capita 11,750.9 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th.
17,007.02 kWh per capita
Ranked 5th. 45% more than Australia

Total > Production > Self-producer 12.24 billion kWh
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Sweden
4.96 billion kWh
Ranked 29th.

Wind > Production 881 million kWh
Ranked 14th.
936 million kWh
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Australia

Power plant capacity > Public wind 740,000 kW
Ranked 8th. 50% more than Sweden
493,000 kW
Ranked 11th.

Power plant capacity > Public solar per million 3,530.31 kW
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Sweden
442.99 kW
Ranked 10th.

Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 601.9 kWh per capita
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Sweden
549.87 kWh per capita
Ranked 25th.

Consumption by other consumers per capita 2,402.18 kWh
Ranked 18th.
2,894.38 kWh
Ranked 16th. 20% more than Australia

Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita 9.81 kWh
Ranked 25th.
10.3 kWh
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Australia

Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita 36.4 kW per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
54.63 kW per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 50% more than Australia

Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000 3.53 kW
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Sweden
0.443 kW
Ranked 15th.

Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita 586.52 kWh
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Sweden
548.31 kWh
Ranked 20th.

Consumption by chemical industry per capita 203.48 kWh
Ranked 28th.
734.81 kWh
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Australia

Consumption in rail transport per capita 106.35 kWh
Ranked 14th.
312.09 kWh
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia

Power plant capacity > Public solar 72,000 kW
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Sweden
4,000 kW
Ranked 8th.

Production from oil sources > % of total 0.72%
Ranked 100th.
1.29%
Ranked 94th. 79% more than Australia

Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita 767.97 kWh per capita
Ranked 36th.
8,074.32 kWh per capita
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Australia

Hydro > Production > Self-producer 274 million kWh
Ranked 19th. 25 times more than Sweden
11 million kWh
Ranked 43th.

Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 13.48 kWh per capita
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Sweden
1.22 kWh per capita
Ranked 38th.

Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita 9,439.93 kWh per capita
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Sweden
279.14 kWh per capita
Ranked 46th.

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita 1,463.97 kWh per capita
Ranked 28th. 18 times more than Sweden
83.3 kWh per capita
Ranked 79th.

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita 810.27 kWh per capita
Ranked 29th.
6,686.28 kWh per capita
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Australia

Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita 85.76 kWh per capita
Ranked 71st.
217.3 kWh per capita
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Australia

Consumption by energy sector per capita 466.1 kWh
Ranked 11th. 61% more than Sweden
290.16 kWh
Ranked 23th.

Energy balance requirement per capita 822.66 kWh
Ranked 54th.
15,371.16 kWh
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Australia

Exports per capita 0.0
Ranked 101st.
1,595.51 kWh
Ranked 8th.

Gross inland availability per capita 11,420.56 kWh
Ranked 11th.
16,303.98 kWh
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Australia

Total > Production > Self-producer per capita 599.96 kWh
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Sweden
549.53 kWh
Ranked 21st.

Consumption by gasworks > Per capita 1.13 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th. 28% more than Sweden
0.887 kWh per capita
Ranked 10th.

Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita 85.6 kWh
Ranked 71st.
217.27 kWh
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Australia

Wind > Production per capita 43.2 kWh
Ranked 18th.
103.66 kWh
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Australia

Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita 3.54 kW per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Sweden
0.443 kW per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.

Consumption by gasworks per capita 1.13 kWh
Ranked 8th. 27% more than Sweden
0.886 kWh
Ranked 9th.

Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita 13.43 kWh
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Sweden
1.22 kWh
Ranked 38th.

Consumption by energy sector > Per capita 467.61 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th. 61% more than Sweden
290.34 kWh per capita
Ranked 24th.

Consumption by coke ovens per capita 0.834 kWh
Ranked 13th.
1.22 kWh
Ranked 12th. 46% more than Australia

Consumption in agriculture > Per capita 87.17 kWh per capita
Ranked 39th.
168.88 kWh per capita
Ranked 18th. 94% more than Australia

Consumption in rail transport > Per capita 106.69 kWh per capita
Ranked 14th.
312.28 kWh per capita
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita 12,312.94 kWh
Ranked 10th.
17,546.13 kWh
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Australia

Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita 9.84 kWh per capita
Ranked 26th.
10.31 kWh per capita
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Australia

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita 1,461.39 kWh
Ranked 28th. 18 times more than Sweden
83.28 kWh
Ranked 79th.

Production from coal sources > Kwh 189.67 billion kWh
Ranked 7th. 76 times more than Sweden
2.51 billion kWh
Ranked 50th.

Production from natural gas sources > % of total 12.29%
Ranked 65th. 25 times more than Sweden
0.49%
Ranked 86th.

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh 29.41 billion kWh
Ranked 25th. 39 times more than Sweden
749 million kWh
Ranked 81st.

Consumption by transportation industry per capita 122.14 kWh
Ranked 17th.
312.09 kWh
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Australia

Consumption by iron and steel industry 6.62 billion kWh
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Sweden
5.36 billion kWh
Ranked 24th.

Consumption by other consumers > Per capita 2,409.96 kWh per capita
Ranked 22nd.
2,896.15 kWh per capita
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Australia

Consumption by other industries and construction 81.54 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 79% more than Sweden
45.57 billion kWh
Ranked 17th.

Station use and station loss 18.2 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Sweden
3.82 billion kWh
Ranked 32nd.

Consumption by gasworks 23 million kWh
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Sweden
8 million kWh
Ranked 12th.

Consumption by industry and construction 92.31 billion kWh
Ranked 15th. 60% more than Sweden
57.56 billion kWh
Ranked 18th.

Consumption by other consumers 48.99 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 87% more than Sweden
26.14 billion kWh
Ranked 21st.

Gross inland availability 232.92 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 58% more than Sweden
147.22 billion kWh
Ranked 20th.

Station use and station loss > Per capita 895.27 kWh per capita
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Sweden
423.76 kWh per capita
Ranked 26th.

Thermal > Production > Public 222.38 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 30 times more than Sweden
7.3 billion kWh
Ranked 72nd.

Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita 10,939.05 kWh per capita
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Sweden
808.51 kWh per capita
Ranked 111th.

Wind > Production > Per capita 43,337.11 kWh per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
103,722.94 kWh per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Australia

Wind > Production > Public 881 million kWh
Ranked 12th.
936 million kWh
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Australia

Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita 204.14 kWh per capita
Ranked 29th.
735.26 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Australia

Consumption by coke ovens 17 million kWh
Ranked 13th. 55% more than Sweden
11 million kWh
Ranked 14th.

Production from oil sources > Kwh 1.72 billion kWh
Ranked 64th.
1.95 billion kWh
Ranked 61st. 13% more than Australia

Station use and station loss per capita 892.38 kWh
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Sweden
423.5 kWh
Ranked 21st.

Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita 4,011.07 kWh per capita
Ranked 10th.
5,049.51 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Australia

Consumption by pump-storage plants 200 million kWh
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Sweden
93 million kWh
Ranked 28th.

Consumption by transportation industry 2.49 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.
2.82 billion kWh
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Australia

Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 122.53 kWh per capita
Ranked 17th.
312.28 kWh per capita
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Australia

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita 832.26 kWh per capita
Ranked 14th.
1,297.31 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 56% more than Australia

Consumption by coke ovens > Per capita 0.836 kWh per capita
Ranked 14th.
1.22 kWh per capita
Ranked 13th. 46% more than Australia

Exports > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 106th.
1,626.24 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th.

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita 12,352.8 kWh per capita
Ranked 10th.
17,556.88 kWh per capita
Ranked 5th. 42% more than Australia

Consumption by energy sector 9.51 billion kWh
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Sweden
2.62 billion kWh
Ranked 27th.

Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita 9,423.32 kWh
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Sweden
279.09 kWh
Ranked 46th.

Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total 6.8%
Ranked 84th.
39.64%
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Australia

Production by source > Other 0.9%
Ranked 39th.
2.3%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Australia
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita 3,998.13 kWh
Ranked 10th.
5,046.42 kWh
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Australia

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita 829.57 kWh
Ranked 12th.
1,296.52 kWh
Ranked 5th. 56% more than Australia

Hydro > Production > Public per capita 765.49 kWh
Ranked 35th.
8,069.37 kWh
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Australia

Imports per capita 0.0
Ranked 97th.
1,382.92 kWh
Ranked 10th.

Net inland availability per capita 10,124.88 kWh
Ranked 12th.
14,474.44 kWh
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Australia

Power plant capacity > Solar 72,000 kW
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Sweden
4,000 kW
Ranked 16th.

Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000 36.28 kW
Ranked 13th.
54.6 kW
Ranked 10th. 50% more than Australia

Total > Production > Public per capita 11,712.99 kWh
Ranked 9th.
16,996.6 kWh
Ranked 5th. 45% more than Australia

Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita 324.59 kWh
Ranked 24th.
593.16 kWh
Ranked 8th. 83% more than Australia

Wind > Production > Public per capita 43.2 kWh
Ranked 17th.
103.66 kWh
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Australia

From hydroelectric plants 13.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 92nd.
45.5% of total installed capacity
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Australia

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics \xA9 OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries, Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, and Energy Balances of OECD Countries.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

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