Iran vs Switzerland: Primary energy from wind per person
Iran
12.68 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Switzerland
17.62 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iran rank
62nd
Switzerland rank
59th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Iran
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 17.62 kilowatt-hours per person against 12.68 kilowatt-hours per person in Iran, a difference of 4.94 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iran ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 59th of 80 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.0535 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1265 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0731 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1125 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 12.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.03 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Iran or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 17.62 kilowatt-hours per person against 12.68 kilowatt-hours per person in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Iran and Switzerland?
- 4.94 kilowatt-hours per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Iran ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 59th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from wind per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.