Share of electricity generation from renewables in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 67.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Switzerland, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 67.8% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Switzerland peaked at 67.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1996.
Switzerland ranks 50th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 57.5% | — |
| 1986 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 55.5% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 54.0% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 56.0% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 59.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 55.2% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.0% | 55.5% | 60.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 51.2% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 51.7% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 54.1% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 58.3% | 67.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Switzerland?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Switzerland was 67.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Switzerland ranks 50th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.