France vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar
France
33.5%
in 2025
Switzerland
35.6%
in 2025
France rank
27th
Switzerland rank
24th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 35.6% against 33.5% in France, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Switzerland ahead.
France ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 78 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 19.2% | 1.6% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 18.9% | 41.4% | France |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 47.2% | 22.9% | France |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 24.8% | 5.7% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from solar, France or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 35.6% against 33.5% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from solar between France and Switzerland?
- 2.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from solar?
- France ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 24th 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 solar. 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.