Austria vs Switzerland: Primary energy from renewables per person
Austria
8,252 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Switzerland
5,587 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
7th
Switzerland rank
9th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,587 kilowatt-hours per person in Switzerland, a difference of 2,665 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.5 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,643 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,307 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,654 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,746 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 4,381 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,370 kilowatt-hours per person | 989.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,130 kilowatt-hours per person | 60.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 5,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 805.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 7,433 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,240 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,192 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 7,974 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,516 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,458 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,587 kilowatt-hours per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Austria and Switzerland?
- 2,665 kilowatt-hours per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Austria ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables 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 of total energy supply per person.