Denmark vs Switzerland: Primary energy from renewables
Denmark
48.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
50.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
37th
Switzerland rank
36th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 50.1 terawatt-hours against 48.68 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 1.42 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 77 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0238 terawatt-hours | 27.85 terawatt-hours | 27.82 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0251 terawatt-hours | 29.23 terawatt-hours | 29.2 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.275 terawatt-hours | 34.72 terawatt-hours | 34.45 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.68 terawatt-hours | 35.82 terawatt-hours | 32.13 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 13.82 terawatt-hours | 38.32 terawatt-hours | 24.5 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 29.98 terawatt-hours | 43.11 terawatt-hours | 13.12 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 45.36 terawatt-hours | 48.66 terawatt-hours | 3.3 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 50.1 terawatt-hours against 48.68 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 1.42 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Denmark ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 77 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 renewables. 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.