What households and businesses in Sweden pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.343 per kWh, household electricity in Sweden is the 6th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 27% above the median of $0.270/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.247 per kWh, 1st of 25. Filling up costs $1.75 per liter of gasoline ($6.62/gal), the 25th highest of 30 — and roughly 34% 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 $0.312 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.343), 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
Oil1.2%
Natural gas0.1%
Nuclear27.6%
Hydro40%
Wind22.8%
Solar2.6%
Bioenergy5.8%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
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.