Switzerland vs Venezuela: Primary energy use by source
Switzerland
0.158 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
0.1759 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland rank
64th
Venezuela rank
61st
Primary energy use by source over time
- Switzerland
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.1759 terawatt-hours against 0.158 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0179 terawatt-hours.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Venezuela ahead.
Switzerland ranks 64th and Venezuela ranks 61st of 79 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Venezuela | 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 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0104 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0104 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1006 terawatt-hours | 0.0527 terawatt-hours | 0.0479 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1563 terawatt-hours | 0.0561 terawatt-hours | 0.1002 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Switzerland or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.1759 terawatt-hours against 0.158 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Switzerland and Venezuela?
- 0.0179 terawatt-hours, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Venezuela rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Switzerland ranks 64th and Venezuela ranks 61st of 79 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 use by source. 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.