Fossil-fuel subsidies in Switzerland
Switzerland: Fossil-fuel subsidies was 2.83 billion billions of current united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil-fuel subsidies in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in billions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil-fuel subsidies in Switzerland is 2.83 billion billions of current united states dollars, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil-fuel subsidies in Switzerland peaked at 2.83 billion billions of current united states dollars in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.54 billion billions of current united states dollars, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Fossil-fuel subsidies in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | billions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.87 billion billions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2011 | 2.34 billion billions of current united states dollars | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 2.27 billion billions of current united states dollars | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.32 billion billions of current united states dollars | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.47 billion billions of current united states dollars | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 2.45 billion billions of current united states dollars | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.49 billion billions of current united states dollars | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.43 billion billions of current united states dollars | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.52 billion billions of current united states dollars | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.58 billion billions of current united states dollars | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.54 billion billions of current united states dollars | -40.3% |
| 2021 | 1.64 billion billions of current united states dollars | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.26 billion billions of current united states dollars | +37.8% |
| 2023 | 2.71 billion billions of current united states dollars | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 2.83 billion billions of current united states dollars | +4.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2.83 billion billions of current united states dollars is above the median for high income countries, which is 955.00 million billions of current united states dollars, 3.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2.83 billion billions of current united states dollars is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 billion billions of current united states dollars, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil-fuel subsidies in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -40.3% | 2.58 billion billions of current united states dollars | 1.54 billion billions of current united states dollars |
| 2022 | +37.8% | 1.64 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2.26 billion billions of current united states dollars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.37 billion billions of current united states dollars | 1.87 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2.58 billion billions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.20 billion billions of current united states dollars | 1.54 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2.83 billion billions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 39 Vietnam 3.36 billion billions of current united states dollars compare
- 40 Angola 3.29 billion billions of current united states dollars compare
- 41 Canada 3.17 billion billions of current united states dollars compare
- 43 Belgium 2.53 billion billions of current united states dollars compare
- 44 Austria 2.39 billion billions of current united states dollars compare
- 45 Portugal 2.21 billion billions of current united states dollars compare
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 fossil-fuel subsidies in Switzerland?
- Fossil-fuel subsidies in Switzerland was 2.83 billion billions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil-fuel subsidies recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 billion billions of current united states dollars in 2024.
- What is the lowest fossil-fuel subsidies recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 billion billions of current united states dollars in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for fossil-fuel subsidies?
- Switzerland ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil-fuel subsidies rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil-fuel subsidies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) (billions of nominal United States dollars).