Renewable electricity output in Switzerland
Switzerland: Renewable electricity output was 67.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Switzerland, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 67.9% for renewable electricity output in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Switzerland peaked at 67.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 1996.
Switzerland ranks 43rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.8% | — |
| 1991 | 55.9% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 55.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 58.8% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 59.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 51.1% | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 57.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.9% | 51.1% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 53.2% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 55.3% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 63.7% | 67.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Switzerland?
- Renewable electricity output in Switzerland was 67.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for renewable electricity output?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.