Spain vs Switzerland: Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar
Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.9218 kilowatt-hours per $ against 0.7817 kilowatt-hours per $ in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1401 kilowatt-hours per $.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Switzerland ahead.
Spain ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 kilowatt-hours per $ | 1.32 kilowatt-hours per $ | 0.1578 kilowatt-hours per $ | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.18 kilowatt-hours per $ | 1.09 kilowatt-hours per $ | 0.0939 kilowatt-hours per $ | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8586 kilowatt-hours per $ | 0.9139 kilowatt-hours per $ | 0.0554 kilowatt-hours per $ | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.9218 kilowatt-hours per $ | 0.7817 kilowatt-hours per $ | 0.1401 kilowatt-hours per $ | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based energy intensity per dollar, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 0.9218 kilowatt-hours per $ against 0.7817 kilowatt-hours per $ in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consumption-based energy intensity per dollar between Spain and Switzerland?
- 0.1401 kilowatt-hours per $, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for consumption-based energy intensity per dollar?
- Spain ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Energy intensity is measured as the number of kilowatt-hours used per dollar of gross domestic product (GDP). Consumption-based energy adjusts for the energy embedded in traded goods: it is the energy used domestically minus energy used to produce exported goods; plus the energy used for imported goods.