Switzerland vs Venezuela: Per capita primary energy use by source
Switzerland
58.3 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Venezuela
78.93 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Switzerland rank
72nd
Venezuela rank
71st
Per capita primary energy use by source over time
- Switzerland
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 78.93 kilowatt-hours per person against 58.3 kilowatt-hours per person in Switzerland, a difference of 20.63 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.4 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 72nd and Venezuela ranks 71st of 79 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,877 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,852 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 608.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 151.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 457 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 760.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 132.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 627.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 310.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 272.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 228.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 44.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 183.58 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 173.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 65.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 108.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 99.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 57.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 41.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita primary energy use by source, Switzerland or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 78.93 kilowatt-hours per person against 58.3 kilowatt-hours per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita primary energy use by source between Switzerland and Venezuela?
- 20.63 kilowatt-hours per person, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Venezuela rank globally for per capita primary energy use by source?
- Switzerland ranks 72nd and Venezuela ranks 71st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply per person.