Switzerland vs Trinidad and Tobago: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Switzerland
-8.7%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
-6.9%
in 2025
Switzerland rank
209th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
207th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Switzerland
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports -6.9% against -8.7% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Switzerland ranks 209th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 207th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 4.8% | 1.4% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 6.2% | 4.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 6.8% | 6.7% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -0.9% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -2.2% | -4.1% | 1.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Switzerland or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at -6.9% against -8.7% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.8%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Switzerland ranks 209th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 207th 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.