Portugal vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from solar
Portugal
8.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
7.89 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
30th
Switzerland rank
32nd
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.86 terawatt-hours against 7.89 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 0.97 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Portugal ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0053 terawatt-hours | 0.0053 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.022 terawatt-hours | 0.023 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.7 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.316 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 4.58 terawatt-hours | 0.1867 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 8.86 terawatt-hours against 7.89 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.97 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Portugal ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. 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.