Belgium vs Switzerland: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
9.88 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Switzerland
11.8 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
14th
Switzerland rank
13th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 11.8 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 1.92 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0387 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.66 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.28 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 13.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 14.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 13.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 13.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.109 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 11.8 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 1.92 kilowatt-hours per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.