Portugal vs Switzerland: Global primary energy use by source
Portugal
12.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
6.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
29th
Switzerland rank
32nd
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 12.26 terawatt-hours against 6.9 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 5.36 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.8 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 80 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6709 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6709 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.6097 terawatt-hours | 0.1167 terawatt-hours | 0.493 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 0.2224 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.17 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 6.11 terawatt-hours | 3.12 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 11.24 terawatt-hours | 4.94 terawatt-hours | 6.3 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 13.54 terawatt-hours | 6.44 terawatt-hours | 7.1 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 12.26 terawatt-hours against 6.9 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 5.36 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Portugal ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use 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 of total energy supply.