Denmark vs Switzerland: Share of primary energy use by source

Denmark
11.1%
in 2025
Switzerland
12.6%
in 2025
Denmark rank
62nd
Switzerland rank
60th

Share of primary energy use by source over time

  • Denmark
  • Switzerland
0510152025196819962025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 12.6% against 11.1% in Denmark, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.

Denmark ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 60th of 76 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of primary energy use by source
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 4,176 data points, 1965–2025
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.