Austria vs Switzerland: Renewable energy electricity output
Austria
47,243 GWh
in 2015
Switzerland
41,111 GWh
in 2015
Austria rank
20th
Switzerland rank
22nd
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 47,243 GWh against 41,111 GWh in Switzerland, a difference of 6,132 GWh.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 230 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,028 GWh | 34,662 GWh | 2,366 GWh | Austria |
| 2000s | 41,963 GWh | 36,185 GWh | 5,778 GWh | Austria |
| 2010s | 47,435 GWh | 39,079 GWh | 8,356 GWh | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 47,243 GWh against 41,111 GWh in Switzerland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Austria and Switzerland?
- 6,132 GWh, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Austria ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 230 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 energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.