Low & middle income vs Switzerland: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Low & middle income
2,586 kWh per capita
in 2024
Switzerland
7,111 kWh per capita
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
24th
Switzerland rank
23rd
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Low & middle income
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 7,111 kWh per capita against 2,586 kWh per capita in Low & middle income, a difference of 4,525 kWh per capita.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 43 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 690.16 kWh per capita | 7,395 kWh per capita | 6,705 kWh per capita | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,055 kWh per capita | 8,141 kWh per capita | 7,086 kWh per capita | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,781 kWh per capita | 7,668 kWh per capita | 5,887 kWh per capita | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2,344 kWh per capita | 7,263 kWh per capita | 4,920 kWh per capita | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Low & middle income or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 7,111 kWh per capita against 2,586 kWh per capita in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Low & middle income and Switzerland?
- 4,525 kWh per capita, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Switzerland rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Low & middle income ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.