Germany vs Switzerland: Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate
Germany
-0.3012 % change on previous year
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.5574 % change on previous year
in 2025
Germany rank
163rd
Switzerland rank
165th
Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports -0.3012 % change on previous year against -0.5574 % change on previous year in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2562 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 163rd and Switzerland ranks 165th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.67 % change on previous year | 6.42 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 0.6289 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 1980s | -1.07 % change on previous year | 0.0703 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -0.9579 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -1.13 % change on previous year | -0.2261 % change on previous year | 0.9053 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -0.452 % change on previous year | -0.9853 % change on previous year | 0.5333 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 2020s | -3.01 % change on previous year | -2.07 % change on previous year | 0.9386 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at -0.3012 % change on previous year against -0.5574 % change on previous year in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.2562 % change on previous year, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate?
- Germany ranks 163rd and Switzerland ranks 165th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fossil fuel consumption. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.