Austria vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Austria
1.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
2.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
30th
Switzerland rank
29th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.11 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 0.51 terawatt-hours.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 111 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0053 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.004 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.195 terawatt-hours | 0.0064 terawatt-hours | 0.1886 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.7149 terawatt-hours | 0.2247 terawatt-hours | 0.4902 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 0.9867 terawatt-hours | 0.6552 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.11 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.51 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Austria ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 111 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 solar and wind. 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.