Switzerland vs Turkey: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Switzerland
-11.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
-17.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland rank
73rd
Turkey rank
76th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Switzerland
- Turkey
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -11.25 terawatt-hours against -17.41 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 6.16 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 73rd and Turkey ranks 76th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.3165 terawatt-hours | 0.7205 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.1439 terawatt-hours | 0.6844 terawatt-hours | 0.5405 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.0091 terawatt-hours | 0.7651 terawatt-hours | 0.756 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 0.6505 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | -0.4281 terawatt-hours | 0.1281 terawatt-hours | 0.5562 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.1907 terawatt-hours | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 5.1 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | -0.894 terawatt-hours | -5.23 terawatt-hours | 4.34 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Switzerland or Turkey?
- Switzerland, at -11.25 terawatt-hours against -17.41 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Switzerland and Turkey?
- 6.16 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Turkey?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Turkey rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Switzerland ranks 73rd and Turkey ranks 76th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – 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.