Electricity generation from gas in Switzerland
Switzerland: Electricity generation from gas was 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.27 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.03 terawatt-hours
in 2010
All-time low
0.27 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025
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 105th of 207 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.
Electricity generation from gas in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.93 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.87 terawatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.79 terawatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.74 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | +45.1% |
| 2011 | 0.96 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | -27.0% |
| 2024 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.27 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.76 terawatt-hours, 10% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.27 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.28 terawatt-hours, 8% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -8.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 3.2% (2024)
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 105th out of 207 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.