Austria vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Austria
4,162 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
3,790 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
10th
Switzerland rank
11th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 4,162 kilowatt-hours against 3,790 kilowatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 372 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 211 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours | 4,643 kilowatt-hours | 2,307 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours | 4,635 kilowatt-hours | 1,727 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 4,169 kilowatt-hours | 5,177 kilowatt-hours | 1,007 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4,498 kilowatt-hours | 4,883 kilowatt-hours | 384.94 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4,661 kilowatt-hours | 4,733 kilowatt-hours | 72.34 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4,570 kilowatt-hours | 4,425 kilowatt-hours | 144.64 kilowatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | 4,413 kilowatt-hours | 4,178 kilowatt-hours | 234.41 kilowatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 4,162 kilowatt-hours against 3,790 kilowatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Austria and Switzerland?
- 372 kilowatt-hours, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Austria ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.