Austria vs Switzerland: Share of primary energy from solar
Austria
3.4%
in 2025
Switzerland
3.3%
in 2025
Austria rank
12th
Switzerland rank
13th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 79 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Austria ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.