Germany vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Germany
-0.3%
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.6%
in 2025
Germany rank
44th
Switzerland rank
45th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports -0.3% against -0.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 45th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 1980s | -1.1% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -1.0% | 1.1% | 2.1% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -0.2% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -1.0% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -2.1% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at -0.3% against -0.6% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Germany ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 45th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.