Iceland vs Switzerland: Electricity generation by source
Iceland
5.57 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Switzerland
1.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland rank
8th
Switzerland rank
11th
Electricity generation by source over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 5.57 terawatt-hours against 1.04 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 4.53 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iceland's figure about 5.4 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0193 terawatt-hours | 0.0385 terawatt-hours | 0.0192 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1793 terawatt-hours | 0.414 terawatt-hours | 0.2347 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.4085 terawatt-hours | 0.5684 terawatt-hours | 0.1599 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.35 terawatt-hours | 0.79 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 5.15 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 4.07 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 5.79 terawatt-hours | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 4.7 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Iceland, at 5.57 terawatt-hours against 1.04 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 4.53 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- Iceland ranks 8th 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.