Netherlands vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Netherlands
-0.8745 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.7739 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
43rd
Switzerland rank
42nd
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.7739 terawatt-hours against -0.8745 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1006 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.58 terawatt-hours | 9.82 terawatt-hours | 49.76 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 33.15 terawatt-hours | 2.23 terawatt-hours | 30.93 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -4.14 terawatt-hours | -0.0716 terawatt-hours | 4.07 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 14.04 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 12.21 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.85 terawatt-hours | -0.5113 terawatt-hours | 5.36 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -12.25 terawatt-hours | -1.87 terawatt-hours | 10.39 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -27.8 terawatt-hours | -3.43 terawatt-hours | 24.37 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -0.7739 terawatt-hours against -0.8745 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.1006 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 76 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 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.