Antarctica vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Antarctica
-10.9%
in 2024
Switzerland
-8.7%
in 2025
Antarctica rank
211th
Switzerland rank
209th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Antarctica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -8.7% against -10.9% in Antarctica, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Antarctica ahead.
Antarctica ranks 211th and Switzerland ranks 209th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Antarctica averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antarctica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 2.5% | Antarctica |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Antarctica |
| 2000s | -5.9% | 0.1% | 5.9% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -0.9% | -0.5% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -0.9% | -0.9% | 0.0% | Antarctica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Antarctica or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -8.7% against -10.9% in Antarctica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Antarctica and Switzerland?
- 2.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antarctica and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Antarctica and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Antarctica ranks 211th and Switzerland ranks 209th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.