Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Switzerland
Switzerland: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person was 11,798 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Switzerland, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Switzerland is 11,798 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Switzerland peaked at 17,253 kilowatt-hours per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,115 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Switzerland ranks 14th of 79 countries on this measure, 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 | 4,696 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,115 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,982 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 7,752 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,353 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,537 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,254 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,649 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,028 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,087 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,080 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,253 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,395 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,439 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,679 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,798 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,392 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 11 United Arab Emirates 12,255 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 12 Slovenia 11,977 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 13 Czechia 11,825 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 15 Belgium 9,884 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 16 Bulgaria 9,659 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 17 Austria 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Share co2 vs population 0.0896 (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 vs gdp 3.59 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 3.16 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.59 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.59 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Switzerland?
- Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Switzerland was 11,798 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from low-carbon energy per person recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 17,253 kilowatt-hours per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary energy from low-carbon energy per person recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,115 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Switzerland rank for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from low-carbon energy per person rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.