Electricity production from natural gas sources in Switzerland
Switzerland: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.3% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Switzerland peaked at 1.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 113th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +32.5% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +46.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -33.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Switzerland?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Switzerland was 0.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Switzerland ranks 113th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.