Sweden vs Switzerland: Renewable electricity
Sweden
63.3%
in 2015
Switzerland
62.2%
in 2015
Sweden rank
41st
Switzerland rank
43rd
Renewable electricity over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 63.3% against 62.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 226 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 56.9% | 9.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 55.4% | 4.3% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 58.3% | 1.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 63.3% against 62.2% in Switzerland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 1.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for renewable electricity?
- Sweden ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants