South Africa vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from gas
South Africa
-0.9012 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.3925 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa rank
52nd
Switzerland rank
49th
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- South Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.3925 terawatt-hours against -0.9012 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.5087 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Switzerland ahead.
South Africa ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 49th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.1879 terawatt-hours | 0.7948 terawatt-hours | 0.6069 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0134 terawatt-hours | 0.8005 terawatt-hours | 0.7871 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.9852 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 0.2652 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 0.2878 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9372 terawatt-hours | 0.2722 terawatt-hours | 0.665 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6996 terawatt-hours | -0.5566 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from gas, South Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -0.3925 terawatt-hours against -0.9012 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between South Africa and Switzerland?
- 0.5087 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- South Africa ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 49th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.