Sweden vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Sweden
-0.3477 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.7739 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden rank
41st
Switzerland rank
42nd
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -0.3477 terawatt-hours against -0.7739 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 0.4262 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -11.07 terawatt-hours | -0.0466 terawatt-hours | 11.02 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -2.14 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 3.97 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -3 terawatt-hours | -0.5113 terawatt-hours | 2.49 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -2.65 terawatt-hours | -1.87 terawatt-hours | 0.7825 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -2.98 terawatt-hours | -3.43 terawatt-hours | 0.4441 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at -0.3477 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 Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.4262 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Sweden ranks 41st 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.