Sweden vs Switzerland: Share of electricity production by source
Sweden
0.6%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.4%
in 2023
Sweden rank
199th
Switzerland rank
200th
Share of electricity production by source over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 199th and Switzerland ranks 200th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 1.8% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity production by source, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of electricity production by source between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for share of electricity production by source?
- Sweden ranks 199th and Switzerland ranks 200th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.