Austria vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Austria
-8.7%
in 2025
Switzerland
-14.7%
in 2025
Austria rank
72nd
Switzerland rank
76th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports -8.7% against -14.7% in Switzerland, a difference of 6.0%.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 76th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 4.3% | 3.2% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 1.9% | 4.5% | Austria |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 0.7% | 2.9% | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 3.6% | 1.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.2% | -0.4% | 3.5% | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at -8.7% against -14.7% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Austria and Switzerland?
- 6.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Austria ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 76th of 80 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 renewables. 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.