France vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
France
-12.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-11.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
78th
Switzerland rank
76th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -11.25 terawatt-hours against -12.78 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 1.53 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
France ranks 78th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.4783 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 0.1439 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | -1.98 terawatt-hours | 0.0091 terawatt-hours | 1.99 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.59 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | -1.55 terawatt-hours | -0.4281 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -0.0966 terawatt-hours | 0.1907 terawatt-hours | 0.2873 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.2631 terawatt-hours | -0.894 terawatt-hours | 1.16 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, France or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -11.25 terawatt-hours against -12.78 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between France and Switzerland?
- 1.53 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- France ranks 78th 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.