Iran vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Iran
-5.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-8.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
72nd
Switzerland rank
75th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Iran
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iran currently reports -5.68 terawatt-hours against -8.66 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 2.98 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iran ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 75th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1458 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.8911 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.308 terawatt-hours | 0.2309 terawatt-hours | 0.0771 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.1349 terawatt-hours | 0.0824 terawatt-hours | 0.0525 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1990s | -0.1554 terawatt-hours | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1777 terawatt-hours | -0.2669 terawatt-hours | 0.4446 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.82 terawatt-hours | 0.8059 terawatt-hours | 2.01 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | -3.28 terawatt-hours | 0.404 terawatt-hours | 3.69 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Iran or Switzerland?
- Iran, at -5.68 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 Iran and Switzerland?
- 2.98 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Iran ranks 72nd 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.