Argentina vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Argentina
-0.319 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.1883 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
43rd
Switzerland rank
41st
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Argentina
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.1883 terawatt-hours against -0.319 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 0.1307 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 41st of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1668 terawatt-hours | -1.5 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.3379 terawatt-hours | -0.6131 terawatt-hours | 0.951 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.2401 terawatt-hours | 0.1422 terawatt-hours | 0.0979 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1990s | -0.5017 terawatt-hours | -0.3036 terawatt-hours | 0.1981 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -0.0265 terawatt-hours | 0.0619 terawatt-hours | 0.0884 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -0.1497 terawatt-hours | -0.0653 terawatt-hours | 0.0844 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0743 terawatt-hours | -0.0906 terawatt-hours | 0.1649 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Argentina or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -0.1883 terawatt-hours against -0.319 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Argentina and Switzerland?
- 0.1307 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Argentina ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 41st of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.