Sweden vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Sweden
-7.9%
in 2025
Switzerland
-20.0%
in 2025
Sweden rank
26th
Switzerland rank
29th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -7.9% against -20.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 12.1%.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 36 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 217.0% | 52.0% | 165.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 7.1% | 5.8% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | -2.4% | 1.3% | 3.8% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -0.4% | 3.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | -5.0% | -4.1% | 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 nuclear, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at -7.9% against -20.0% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 12.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Sweden ranks 26th 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.