Belgium vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from nuclear
Belgium
24.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
19.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
Switzerland rank
18th
Electricity generation from nuclear over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 24.11 terawatt-hours against 19.42 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 4.69 terawatt-hours.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0366 terawatt-hours | 0.107 terawatt-hours | 0.0704 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.3 terawatt-hours | 6.44 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 29.32 terawatt-hours | 19.19 terawatt-hours | 10.13 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 43.89 terawatt-hours | 24.23 terawatt-hours | 19.66 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | 47.18 terawatt-hours | 26.94 terawatt-hours | 20.24 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 39.68 terawatt-hours | 24.86 terawatt-hours | 14.82 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 36.16 terawatt-hours | 22.56 terawatt-hours | 13.6 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 24.11 terawatt-hours against 19.42 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 4.69 terawatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 208 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 nuclear. 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.