Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Switzerland
Switzerland: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 63.52 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Switzerland, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Switzerland is 63.52 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Switzerland peaked at 76.88 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.1 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
That places Switzerland 28th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.95 terawatt-hours | 24.1 terawatt-hours | 29.85 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 35.59 terawatt-hours | 28.07 terawatt-hours | 43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.08 terawatt-hours | 47.97 terawatt-hours | 58.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.89 terawatt-hours | 53.71 terawatt-hours | 65.53 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.11 terawatt-hours | 55.63 terawatt-hours | 69.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.98 terawatt-hours | 58.14 terawatt-hours | 68.67 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2 terawatt-hours | 60.14 terawatt-hours | 76.88 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Switzerland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 7.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.16 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Switzerland?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Switzerland was 63.52 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 76.88 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does Switzerland rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.