Finland vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Finland
2.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
2.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
28th
Switzerland rank
29th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.39 terawatt-hours against 2.11 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 0.28 terawatt-hours.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Finland ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 111 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | 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 | 0.005 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0231 terawatt-hours | 0.0064 terawatt-hours | 0.0167 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.5891 terawatt-hours | 0.2247 terawatt-hours | 0.3644 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.03 terawatt-hours | 0.9867 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Finland or Switzerland?
- Finland, at 2.39 terawatt-hours against 2.11 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Finland and Switzerland?
- 0.28 terawatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Finland ranks 28th 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.