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
-7.5-5-2.502.55196619952025

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

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
81 places, 4,296 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.