Israel vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Israel
-32.6%
in 2025
Switzerland
-26.5%
in 2025
Israel rank
72nd
Switzerland rank
69th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Israel
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -26.5% against -32.6% in Israel, a difference of 6.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Switzerland ahead.
Israel ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 69th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,175.6% | 2.3% | 6,173.4% | Israel |
| 1990s | 10.0% | -11.5% | 21.5% | Israel |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 5.6% | 2.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -3.9% | -4.5% | 0.6% | Israel |
| 2020s | -15.1% | -10.5% | 4.6% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Israel or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -26.5% against -32.6% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Israel and Switzerland?
- 6.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Israel ranks 72nd 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.