Niger vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Niger
-6.6%
in 2024
Switzerland
-8.7%
in 2025
Niger rank
205th
Switzerland rank
208th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Niger
- Switzerland
How they compare
Niger currently reports -6.6% against -8.7% in Switzerland, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 205th and Switzerland ranks 208th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 0.9% | 4.0% | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.1% | 3.9% | Niger |
| 2010s | 9.6% | -0.5% | 10.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -0.9% | 3.8% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Niger or Switzerland?
- Niger, at -6.6% against -8.7% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Niger and Switzerland?
- 2.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Niger ranks 205th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.