Belgium vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Belgium
-24.1%
in 2025
Switzerland
-20.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
31st
Switzerland rank
29th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -20.0% against -24.1% in Belgium, a difference of 4.1%.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 29th of 36 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 587.9% | 38.2% | 549.8% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 7.1% | 7.6% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 1.3% | 1.7% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.2% | -0.4% | 3.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | -6.9% | -4.1% | 2.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -20.0% against -24.1% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 4.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Belgium ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 29th of 36 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 nuclear. 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.