Austria vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from hydropower
Austria
37.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
33.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
20th
Switzerland rank
22nd
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 37.93 terawatt-hours against 33.99 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 3.94 terawatt-hours.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.2 terawatt-hours | 27.85 terawatt-hours | 10.64 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 21.96 terawatt-hours | 29.11 terawatt-hours | 7.15 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 31.58 terawatt-hours | 33.47 terawatt-hours | 1.89 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 35.55 terawatt-hours | 34.09 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 38.15 terawatt-hours | 35.1 terawatt-hours | 3.05 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 39.34 terawatt-hours | 36.35 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | 39.95 terawatt-hours | 36.84 terawatt-hours | 3.11 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 37.93 terawatt-hours against 33.99 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Austria and Switzerland?
- 3.94 terawatt-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?
- Austria ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.