Belgium vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Belgium
-0.2%
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.2%
in 2025
Belgium rank
51st
Switzerland rank
52nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 52nd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 8.5% | 2.4% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1980s | -1.7% | -0.5% | 1.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 0.7% | 1.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.5% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -1.4% | 1.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -2.1% | 0.9% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Belgium 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 percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Belgium ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 52nd 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.