Austria vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Austria
-7.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-8.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
73rd
Switzerland rank
75th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports -7.19 terawatt-hours against -8.66 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 1.47 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 73rd and Switzerland ranks 75th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1588 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.8782 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 0.2309 terawatt-hours | 0.907 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 0.0824 terawatt-hours | 0.9509 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.7162 terawatt-hours | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 0.3751 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | -0.2669 terawatt-hours | 1.79 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.8455 terawatt-hours | 0.8059 terawatt-hours | 0.0396 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.9846 terawatt-hours | 0.404 terawatt-hours | 0.5807 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at -7.19 terawatt-hours against -8.66 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Austria and Switzerland?
- 1.47 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 annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Austria ranks 73rd and Switzerland ranks 75th of 77 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 renewables. 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.