Poland vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Poland
-27.8%
in 2025
Switzerland
-25.9%
in 2025
Poland rank
60th
Switzerland rank
58th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -25.9% against -27.8% in Poland, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Poland ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 58th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.9% | 4.3% | 6.2% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 1.6% | 11.7% | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.6% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.0% | -0.8% | 2.7% | Poland |
| 2010s | -0.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -2.5% | -0.6% | 1.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Poland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -25.9% against -27.8% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Poland and Switzerland?
- 1.9%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Poland ranks 60th 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.