Electricity generation from gas in Switzerland
Switzerland: Electricity generation from gas was 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from gas in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas in Switzerland is 0.27 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Switzerland peaked at 1.03 terawatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.27 terawatt-hours, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 103rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.831 terawatt-hours | 0.71 terawatt-hours | 0.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.759 terawatt-hours | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3833 terawatt-hours | 0.27 terawatt-hours | 0.62 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More energy & mining data for Switzerland
- Fuel imports 3.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 45.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas in Switzerland?
- Electricity generation from gas in Switzerland was 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 terawatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Switzerland ranks 103rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.