France vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre
France
0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
9th
Switzerland rank
6th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.0 times France's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
France ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre, France or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre between France and Switzerland?
- 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.