Renewable energy consumption in Switzerland
Switzerland: Renewable energy consumption was 25.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Switzerland, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Switzerland is 25.3%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Switzerland peaked at 25.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1996.
That places Switzerland 90th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.1% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 18.6% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.5% | 25.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Switzerland?
- Renewable energy consumption in Switzerland was 25.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Switzerland ranks 90th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption