Japan vs Switzerland: Primary energy from solar per person
Japan
899.95 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Switzerland
901.71 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
18th
Switzerland rank
17th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 901.71 kilowatt-hours per person against 899.95 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 1.76 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 80 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 per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1990s | 0.4873 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7525 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2652 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 11.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 246.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 121.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 125.27 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 742.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 539.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 202.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 901.71 kilowatt-hours per person against 899.95 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Japan and Switzerland?
- 1.76 kilowatt-hours per person, with Switzerland 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 primary energy from solar per person?
- Japan ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 80 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 Primary energy from solar 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.