Spain vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from hydropower
Spain
32.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
33.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
24th
Switzerland rank
22nd
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 33.99 terawatt-hours against 32.74 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 1.25 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Spain ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.92 terawatt-hours | 27.85 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 32.78 terawatt-hours | 29.11 terawatt-hours | 3.67 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 27.61 terawatt-hours | 33.47 terawatt-hours | 5.86 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 27.87 terawatt-hours | 34.09 terawatt-hours | 6.22 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 28.34 terawatt-hours | 35.1 terawatt-hours | 6.77 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 31.13 terawatt-hours | 36.35 terawatt-hours | 5.22 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 28.31 terawatt-hours | 36.84 terawatt-hours | 8.53 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Spain or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 33.99 terawatt-hours against 32.74 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Spain and Switzerland?
- 1.25 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Spain ranks 24th 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.