Germany vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Germany
-24.8%
in 2025
Switzerland
-25.9%
in 2025
Germany rank
56th
Switzerland rank
58th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports -24.8% against -25.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 56th and Switzerland ranks 58th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.6% | 4.3% | 7.9% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 1.6% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 3.6% | 2.0% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.8% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -0.6% | 1.3% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at -24.8% against -25.9% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Germany and Switzerland?
- 1.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Germany ranks 56th and Switzerland ranks 58th of 68 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.