Middle income vs Switzerland: Electric power consumption
Middle income
2,675 kWh per capita
in 2023
Switzerland
7,117 kWh per capita
in 2024
Middle income rank
20th
Switzerland rank
23rd
Electric power consumption over time
- Middle income
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 7,117 kWh per capita against 2,675 kWh per capita in Middle income, a difference of 4,442 kWh per capita.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.7 times Middle income's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 41 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 726.34 kWh per capita | 7,395 kWh per capita | 6,668 kWh per capita | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,120 kWh per capita | 8,141 kWh per capita | 7,021 kWh per capita | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,917 kWh per capita | 7,668 kWh per capita | 5,750 kWh per capita | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2,483 kWh per capita | 7,300 kWh per capita | 4,816 kWh per capita | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Middle income or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 7,117 kWh per capita against 2,675 kWh per capita in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Middle income and Switzerland?
- 4,442 kWh per capita, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Middle income and Switzerland rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Middle income ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 41 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.