Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Switzerland: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
12,929 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Switzerland
127,842 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Switzerland rank
26th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Switzerland
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020052021

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 127,842 kWh per square kilometre against 12,929 kWh per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 114,913 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 9.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 586.05 kWh per square kilometre -13,029 kWh per square kilometre 13,615 kWh per square kilometre Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1,259 kWh per square kilometre 27,157 kWh per square kilometre 25,898 kWh per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 5,372 kWh per square kilometre 69,898 kWh per square kilometre 64,526 kWh per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 12,134 kWh per square kilometre 123,792 kWh per square kilometre 111,658 kWh per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 127,842 kWh per square kilometre against 12,929 kWh per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?
114,913 kWh per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.