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 226 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.1% | — |
| 1991 | 17.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +8.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 25.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 2.9× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 25.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
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 226 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