Namibia vs Switzerland: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Namibia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.5% against 0.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 3.7 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 199th and Switzerland ranks 202nd of 210 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 1.8% | 5.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1.7% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 1.7% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Namibia or Switzerland?
- Namibia, at 1.5% against 0.4% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Namibia and Switzerland?
- 1.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Switzerland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Switzerland rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Namibia ranks 199th and Switzerland ranks 202nd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.