Lesotho vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Lesotho
-7.8%
in 2024
Switzerland
-8.7%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
207th
Switzerland rank
208th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Lesotho
- Switzerland
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -7.8% against -8.7% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 207th and Switzerland ranks 208th of 216 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 2.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.3% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 0.1% | 14.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.4% | -0.5% | 3.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -0.9% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Lesotho or Switzerland?
- Lesotho, at -7.8% against -8.7% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 0.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Lesotho ranks 207th and Switzerland ranks 208th of 216 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.