What households and businesses in Sweden pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.
At $0.308 per kWh, household electricity in Sweden is the 10th most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — about 6% above the median of $0.291/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.238 per kWh, 1st of 25. Filling up costs $1.64 per liter of gasoline ($6.20/gal), the 26th highest of 30 — and roughly 30% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 71% of Sweden's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 35 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.280 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.308), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Sweden makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 35 gCO₂/kWh · 171 TWh · Ember
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.