France vs Switzerland: Electricity generation by source
France
0.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
1.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
13th
Switzerland rank
11th
Electricity generation by source over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.04 terawatt-hours against 0.57 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 0.47 terawatt-hours.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
France ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5976 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5976 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 0.0385 terawatt-hours | 1.4 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 0.414 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 0.507 terawatt-hours | 0.5684 terawatt-hours | 0.0614 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.477 terawatt-hours | 0.79 terawatt-hours | 0.313 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.564 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 0.516 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.585 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 0.4983 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, France or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.04 terawatt-hours against 0.57 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between France and Switzerland?
- 0.47 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- France ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.