Switzerland vs Taiwan: Annual change in primary energy use
Switzerland
-23.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
-16.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland rank
210th
Taiwan rank
207th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports -16.34 terawatt-hours against -23.38 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 7.04 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 210th and Taiwan ranks 207th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.27 terawatt-hours | 6.91 terawatt-hours | 2.36 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.87 terawatt-hours | 19.78 terawatt-hours | 13.91 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 3.31 terawatt-hours | 25.35 terawatt-hours | 22.04 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 40.84 terawatt-hours | 37.28 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.0498 terawatt-hours | 26.18 terawatt-hours | 26.13 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | -1.73 terawatt-hours | 10.1 terawatt-hours | 11.84 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2020s | -6.51 terawatt-hours | -21.9 terawatt-hours | 15.39 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Switzerland or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at -16.34 terawatt-hours against -23.38 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Switzerland and Taiwan?
- 7.04 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Taiwan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Taiwan rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Switzerland ranks 210th and Taiwan ranks 207th 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.