Argentina vs Switzerland: Renewable energy
Argentina
9.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
6.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
30th
Switzerland rank
32nd
Renewable energy over time
- Argentina
- Switzerland
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 9.47 terawatt-hours against 6.9 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 2.57 terawatt-hours.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Argentina ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 0.1167 terawatt-hours | 0.0834 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.3485 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 0.9061 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.4784 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 1.24 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 3.12 terawatt-hours | 0.5607 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.32 terawatt-hours | 4.94 terawatt-hours | 0.6213 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 7.58 terawatt-hours | 6.44 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Argentina or Switzerland?
- Argentina, at 9.47 terawatt-hours against 6.9 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Argentina and Switzerland?
- 2.57 terawatt-hours, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Switzerland rank globally for renewable energy?
- Argentina ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 32nd 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 Renewable energy. 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.