Belgium vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from nuclear
Belgium
-22.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-13.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
217th
Switzerland rank
215th
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -13.95 terawatt-hours against -22.82 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 8.87 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 217th and Switzerland ranks 215th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0167 terawatt-hours | 0.4053 terawatt-hours | 0.3886 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 3.45 terawatt-hours | 3.42 terawatt-hours | 0.0349 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1980s | 9.03 terawatt-hours | 3.29 terawatt-hours | 5.74 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.36 terawatt-hours | 0.6316 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | -0.5439 terawatt-hours | 0.8281 terawatt-hours | 1.37 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -1.12 terawatt-hours | -0.6708 terawatt-hours | 0.4499 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -10 terawatt-hours | -3.49 terawatt-hours | 6.51 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -13.95 terawatt-hours against -22.82 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 8.87 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 nuclear?
- Belgium ranks 217th and Switzerland ranks 215th of 218 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 nuclear. 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.