Belgium vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Belgium
-0.5688 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.193 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
53rd
Switzerland rank
50th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.193 terawatt-hours against -0.5688 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 0.3758 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 50th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.89 terawatt-hours | 9.33 terawatt-hours | 14.56 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1970s | 4.4 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | 2.36 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1980s | -5.77 terawatt-hours | -1.01 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 7.81 terawatt-hours | 0.8881 terawatt-hours | 6.92 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | -0.8611 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | -0.1614 terawatt-hours | -2.07 terawatt-hours | 1.91 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | -5.16 terawatt-hours | -2.78 terawatt-hours | 2.38 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -0.193 terawatt-hours against -0.5688 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.3758 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Belgium ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 50th of 79 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 oil. 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.