Austria vs Switzerland: Electricity generation
Austria
73.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
65.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
47th
Switzerland rank
49th
Electricity generation over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 73.22 terawatt-hours against 65.02 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 8.2 terawatt-hours.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 47th and Switzerland ranks 49th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.94 terawatt-hours | 57.73 terawatt-hours | 10.78 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 53.22 terawatt-hours | 61.63 terawatt-hours | 8.41 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 62.11 terawatt-hours | 65.19 terawatt-hours | 3.08 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 65.39 terawatt-hours | 66 terawatt-hours | 0.614 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 70.47 terawatt-hours | 67.8 terawatt-hours | 2.68 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 73.22 terawatt-hours against 65.02 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation between Austria and Switzerland?
- 8.2 terawatt-hours, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation?
- Austria ranks 47th and Switzerland ranks 49th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.