Belgium vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Belgium
1.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
2.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
31st
Switzerland rank
29th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.11 terawatt-hours against 1.53 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 0.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 29th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1149 terawatt-hours | 0.0064 terawatt-hours | 0.1085 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 0.2247 terawatt-hours | 1.06 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 0.9867 terawatt-hours | 0.6656 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.11 terawatt-hours against 1.53 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.58 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Belgium ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 29th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – 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.