Latvia vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Latvia
-0.1571 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.7739 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia rank
40th
Switzerland rank
42nd
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Latvia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -0.1571 terawatt-hours against -0.7739 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 0.6168 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Switzerland ahead.
Latvia ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -5.78 terawatt-hours | -0.0466 terawatt-hours | 5.73 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -4.31 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 6.15 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.5066 terawatt-hours | -0.5113 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | -0.0373 terawatt-hours | -1.87 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2020s | -1.63 terawatt-hours | -3.43 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Latvia or Switzerland?
- Latvia, at -0.1571 terawatt-hours against -0.7739 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Latvia and Switzerland?
- 0.6168 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Switzerland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Latvia ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.