Sweden vs Switzerland: Share of primary energy from hydropower
Sweden
14.9%
in 2025
Switzerland
13.2%
in 2025
Sweden rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
6th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 14.9% against 13.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 6th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 18.3% | 4.6% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 13.6% | 1.1% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 13.1% | 1.0% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.7% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.9% | 0.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 14.9% against 13.2% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 1.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Sweden ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 6th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.