Japan vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy use
Japan
-34.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-23.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
211th
Switzerland rank
210th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -23.38 terawatt-hours against -34.76 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 11.38 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 211th and Switzerland ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 291.37 terawatt-hours | 9.27 terawatt-hours | 282.1 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 147.36 terawatt-hours | 5.87 terawatt-hours | 141.49 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 63.15 terawatt-hours | 3.31 terawatt-hours | 59.85 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 112.61 terawatt-hours | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 109.06 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | -45.99 terawatt-hours | 0.0498 terawatt-hours | 46.04 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -58.89 terawatt-hours | -1.73 terawatt-hours | 57.16 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -75.41 terawatt-hours | -6.51 terawatt-hours | 68.9 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -23.38 terawatt-hours against -34.76 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Japan and Switzerland?
- 11.38 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Japan ranks 211th and Switzerland ranks 210th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.