Peru vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from hydropower
Peru
33.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
33.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
22nd
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Peru
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 33.99 terawatt-hours against 33.88 terawatt-hours in Peru, a difference of 0.11 terawatt-hours.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 27.85 terawatt-hours | 24.7 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 29.11 terawatt-hours | 23.87 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9.15 terawatt-hours | 33.47 terawatt-hours | 24.32 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 12.4 terawatt-hours | 34.09 terawatt-hours | 21.69 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 18.37 terawatt-hours | 35.1 terawatt-hours | 16.73 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 24.66 terawatt-hours | 36.35 terawatt-hours | 11.7 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 31.29 terawatt-hours | 36.84 terawatt-hours | 5.55 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Peru or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 33.99 terawatt-hours against 33.88 terawatt-hours in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Peru and Switzerland?
- 0.11 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Peru ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 215 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. 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.