Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Switzerland stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Switzerland peaked at 1.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +63.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +54.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -53.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
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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 share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Switzerland?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Switzerland was 0.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Switzerland ranks 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.