New Zealand vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
New Zealand
7,306 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
7,083 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand rank
9th
Switzerland rank
10th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7,306 kilowatt-hours against 7,083 kilowatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 223 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1974 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,794 kilowatt-hours | 6,173 kilowatt-hours | 378.51 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 7,005 kilowatt-hours | 8,201 kilowatt-hours | 1,195 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 7,500 kilowatt-hours | 8,437 kilowatt-hours | 936.74 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 6,858 kilowatt-hours | 8,507 kilowatt-hours | 1,649 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 7,411 kilowatt-hours | 7,788 kilowatt-hours | 377.33 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 7,201 kilowatt-hours | 7,506 kilowatt-hours | 304.9 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- New Zealand, at 7,306 kilowatt-hours against 7,083 kilowatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 223 kilowatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- New Zealand ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.