Australia vs Switzerland: Renewable energy
Australia
9.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
6.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
31st
Switzerland rank
32nd
Renewable energy over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.41 terawatt-hours against 6.9 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 2.51 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 79 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8685 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8685 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 0.1167 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.55 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 0.2921 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.58 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 0.853 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.89 terawatt-hours | 3.12 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.98 terawatt-hours | 4.94 terawatt-hours | 5.04 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 9.99 terawatt-hours | 6.44 terawatt-hours | 3.54 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Australia or Switzerland?
- Australia, at 9.41 terawatt-hours against 6.9 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Australia and Switzerland?
- 2.51 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for renewable energy?
- Australia ranks 31st 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.