Final energy consumption

The final energy consumption in Sweden has, in general, decreased since 2005. This is mainly due to an overall improvement in energy efficiency. The greatest improvements took place in the residential and service sectors, largely due to more energy-efficient buildings (building materials, windows) and fuel substitution (e.g. installing heat pumps). The industry sector also contributed to the decrease in energy consumption due to increased energy efficiency. There was a steep decrease in energy consumption during 2007–2009 due to the recession; however, when the recession ended in 2010, final energy consumption rebounded to the highest level of the period. The same trend can be observed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused energy consumption to decrease before rebounding. An important step will be reaching the 2030 target and closing the energy efficiency gap through policies and the further diffusion of energy-efficient technologies.