Japan vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from solar and wind per person
Japan
925.32 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
895.46 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
39th
Switzerland rank
40th
Electricity generation from solar and wind per person over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 925.32 kilowatt-hours against 895.46 kilowatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 29.86 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 39th and Switzerland ranks 40th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.5262 kilowatt-hours | 0.8791 kilowatt-hours | 0.3529 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 24.63 kilowatt-hours | 4.25 kilowatt-hours | 20.38 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 289.98 kilowatt-hours | 133.26 kilowatt-hours | 156.71 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 812.02 kilowatt-hours | 534.44 kilowatt-hours | 277.59 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind per person, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 925.32 kilowatt-hours against 895.46 kilowatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind per person between Japan and Switzerland?
- 29.86 kilowatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind per person?
- Japan ranks 39th and Switzerland ranks 40th 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 solar and wind per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.