Austria vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Austria
-8.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-11.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
74th
Switzerland rank
76th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports -8.91 terawatt-hours against -11.25 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 2.34 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 74th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1588 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.8782 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 0.1439 terawatt-hours | 0.994 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.6986 terawatt-hours | 0.0091 terawatt-hours | 0.6895 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.5617 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.4617 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0197 terawatt-hours | -0.4281 terawatt-hours | 0.4478 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | -0.007 terawatt-hours | 0.1907 terawatt-hours | 0.1977 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -0.6708 terawatt-hours | -0.894 terawatt-hours | 0.2232 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at -8.91 terawatt-hours against -11.25 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Austria and Switzerland?
- 2.34 terawatt-hours, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Austria ranks 74th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. 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.