Ireland vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Ireland
-30.8%
in 2025
Switzerland
-26.5%
in 2025
Ireland rank
71st
Switzerland rank
69th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -26.5% against -30.8% in Ireland, a difference of 4.3%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 69th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | -12.0% | 21.4% | Ireland |
| 1970s | -5.6% | -10.2% | 4.6% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 6.7% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -3.6% | -11.5% | 7.8% | Ireland |
| 2000s | -1.8% | 5.6% | 7.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -5.7% | -4.5% | 1.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -16.0% | -10.5% | 5.6% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -26.5% against -30.8% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 4.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Ireland ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 69th of 78 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.