Switzerland vs Thailand: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Switzerland
-8.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
-18.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland rank
78th
Thailand rank
80th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Switzerland
- Thailand
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -8.66 terawatt-hours against -18.64 terawatt-hours in Thailand, a difference of 9.98 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 80th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.0513 terawatt-hours | 0.9857 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.2309 terawatt-hours | 0.2217 terawatt-hours | 0.0092 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0824 terawatt-hours | 0.2315 terawatt-hours | 0.1491 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.09 terawatt-hours | -0.0802 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -0.2669 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 1.93 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.8059 terawatt-hours | 9.01 terawatt-hours | 8.2 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.404 terawatt-hours | -0.4321 terawatt-hours | 0.836 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, Switzerland or Thailand?
- Switzerland, at -8.66 terawatt-hours against -18.64 terawatt-hours in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Switzerland and Thailand?
- 9.98 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Thailand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Switzerland ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 80th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.