Chile vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Chile
58.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
63.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
30th
Switzerland rank
28th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Chile
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 63.52 terawatt-hours against 58.74 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 4.78 terawatt-hours.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 28th of 209 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2 terawatt-hours | 58.89 terawatt-hours | 41.69 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 25.48 terawatt-hours | 63.11 terawatt-hours | 37.63 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 30.83 terawatt-hours | 63.98 terawatt-hours | 33.14 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 51.85 terawatt-hours | 66.2 terawatt-hours | 14.35 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Chile or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 63.52 terawatt-hours against 58.74 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Chile and Switzerland?
- 4.78 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Chile ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 28th of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.