Romania vs Switzerland: Primary energy from solar and wind
Romania
10.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
8.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania rank
40th
Switzerland rank
42nd
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Romania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Romania currently reports 10.6 terawatt-hours against 8.24 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 2.36 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Romania ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0062 terawatt-hours | 0.0061 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0344 terawatt-hours | 0.0325 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 5.87 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | 4.75 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 9.35 terawatt-hours | 4.94 terawatt-hours | 4.41 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Romania or Switzerland?
- Romania, at 10.6 terawatt-hours against 8.24 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Romania and Switzerland?
- 2.36 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Romania ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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 of total energy supply.