Portugal vs Switzerland: Primary energy from solar
Portugal
8.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
8.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
32nd
Switzerland rank
33rd
Primary energy from solar over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.73 terawatt-hours against 8.09 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 0.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Portugal ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0053 terawatt-hours | 0.0049 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0244 terawatt-hours | 0.024 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.6954 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.3207 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4.74 terawatt-hours | 4.78 terawatt-hours | 0.0387 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 8.73 terawatt-hours against 8.09 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.64 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Portugal ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 80 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. 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.