Sweden has 267,570 islands, 984 of which are inhabited. The Swedish islands cover a total area of 12,112 km² (3% of the land area). Gotland is the largest island at 2,994 km²; Öland comes second at 1,342 km². There are several islands with an area between 50 and 100 km² and many smaller islands. Of the total population of Sweden, 16% live on the islands. This corresponds to 1,602,930 people. Swedish islands are treated the same as municipalities/administrative units on the mainland. The only exception is Gotland Island, a separate region, while the rest of the islands are considered an integral part of Sweden as the mainland.
Clean energy national targets
According to the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for Sweden for 2021-2030, the country does not have a national 2030 target for renewable energy. Still, it has set a target of reaching 100% renewable electricity production by 2040. For the heating sector, the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption for heating and cooling will increase slightly from the current level to 69% by 2030. Regarding the transport sector, the 2030 target is set to 47.7% of renewable energy in total final consumption.
