Austria vs Switzerland: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Austria
2.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
2.12 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
23rd
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.31 terawatt-hours against 2.12 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 0.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes Austria'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.
Austria ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
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 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0047 terawatt-hours | 0.0044 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.1653 terawatt-hours | 0.2124 terawatt-hours | 0.0471 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 0.9847 terawatt-hours | 0.4731 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 2.31 terawatt-hours against 2.12 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.19 terawatt-hours, with Austria 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 year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Austria ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 80 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 Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.