Axpo in first Valencia LNG bunkering op
Switzerland-based Axpo has completed its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation in the Spanish port of Valencia.
Switzerland
Switzerland is a high-income economy in Europe & Central Asia, with its capital at Bern. 100.0% of its people had electricity in 2024.
- Electricity access
- 100.0%
- 2024, world 91.9%
- Renewable electricity
- 67.9%
- 2021, world 27.8%
- CO₂ per person
- 3.75 t
- 2024, world 4.69 t
- Consumption per person
- 7,111 kWh
- 2025, world 3,708 kWh
- Clean cooking
- 100.0%
- 2024, world 75.4%
- GDP per person
- 114,769
- 2025, world 14,406
Electricity generation mix
- Oil
- Coal
- Gas
- Hydro
- Nuclear
- Solar, wind & other
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| Economy | Oil | Coal | Gas | Hydro | Nuclear | Solar, wind & other | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 54.9% | 27.8% | 7.6% | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 1.1% | 14.2% | 24.8% | 18.3% | 20.1% | 17.2% | 2024 |
| World | 2.3% | 34.5% | 21.9% | 14.6% | 9.8% | 12.4% | 2024 |
Share of electricity production by source, latest year available. Shares may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and minor sources.
Access to electricity
% of population, compared with Europe & Central Asia and the world.
- Switzerland
- World
- Europe & Central Asia
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| Year | Switzerland | World | Europe & Central Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.0% | 91.9% | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | 91.6% | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | 91.3% | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | 91.3% | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 90.4% | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | 90.1% | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | 89.8% | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | 88.9% | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | 88.1% | 99.8% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | 86.9% | 99.2% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | 86.2% | 99.9% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | 85.7% | 99.8% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | 84.9% | 99.8% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | 84.5% | 99.7% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | 83.5% | 99.7% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 82.9% | 99.5% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 82.7% | 99.4% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | 82.0% | 99.4% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | 81.4% | 99.3% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | 80.7% | 99.3% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | 80.0% | 99.2% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | 80.0% | 99.2% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | 79.1% | 99.2% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | 78.7% | 99.2% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | 78.2% | 99.1% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | 74.5% | 99.9% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | 73.2% | 100.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | – | 100.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | – | 100.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | – | 100.0% |
Energy production and use
| Measure | Latest | Year | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil consumption | 195 thousand b/d | 2025 | 59 of 216 |
| Gas consumption | 3.0 bcm | 2024 | 74 of 126 |
| Electricity generation | 75.1 TWh | 2024 | 46 of 211 |
| Renewable generation | 53.2 TWh | 2024 | 28 of 206 |
| Primary energy consumption | 0.89 quad Btu | 2024 | 61 of 215 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics.
Power generation, 2025
Switzerland generated 65.0 TWh of electricity in 2025, 98% of it from low-carbon sources, at 39 grams of CO₂ per kWh.
Source: Ember, yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0).
Switzerland in world rankings
- Oil consumption#58 of 203
- Natural gas consumption#73 of 125
- Electricity generation#45 of 202
- Renewable generation#28 of 200
- Primary energy consumption#60 of 203
- Clean electricity share#12 of 190
- Grid carbon intensity#11 of 190
- Solar share of electricity#37 of 169
- Wind share of electricity#95 of 103
- Hydro share of electricity#39 of 140
- Nuclear share of electricity#11 of 30
- Gas share of electricity#111 of 114
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Emissions
CO₂ per person, tonnes, excluding land use.
- Switzerland
- World
- Europe & Central Asia
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5 t
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| Year | Switzerland | World | Europe & Central Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.75 t | 4.69 t | 6.62 t |
| 2023 | 3.79 t | 4.68 t | 6.63 t |
| 2022 | 3.93 t | 4.67 t | 6.85 t |
| 2021 | 4.32 t | 4.68 t | 7.09 t |
| 2020 | 4.16 t | 4.47 t | 6.62 t |
| 2019 | 4.48 t | 4.70 t | 7.04 t |
| 2018 | 4.52 t | 4.73 t | 7.25 t |
| 2017 | 4.71 t | 4.67 t | 7.27 t |
| 2016 | 4.87 t | 4.65 t | 7.20 t |
| 2015 | 4.86 t | 4.70 t | 7.23 t |
| 2014 | 4.99 t | 4.78 t | 7.27 t |
| 2013 | 5.51 t | 4.81 t | 7.61 t |
| 2012 | 5.45 t | 4.77 t | 7.82 t |
| 2011 | 5.34 t | 4.76 t | 7.92 t |
| 2010 | 5.92 t | 4.67 t | 7.92 t |
| 2009 | 5.76 t | 4.45 t | 7.62 t |
| 2008 | 6.01 t | 4.56 t | 8.28 t |
| 2007 | 5.91 t | 4.59 t | 8.41 t |
| 2006 | 6.23 t | 4.48 t | 8.43 t |
| 2005 | 6.32 t | 4.39 t | 8.31 t |
| 2004 | 6.28 t | 4.28 t | 8.35 t |
| 2003 | 6.25 t | 4.15 t | 8.36 t |
| 2002 | 6.12 t | 4.02 t | 8.10 t |
| 2001 | 6.39 t | 4.01 t | 8.12 t |
| 2000 | 6.23 t | 4.01 t | 8.08 t |
| 1999 | 6.38 t | 3.95 t | 8.00 t |
| 1998 | 6.37 t | 3.98 t | 8.05 t |
| 1997 | 6.18 t | 4.02 t | 8.05 t |
| 1996 | 6.38 t | 4.01 t | 8.34 t |
| 1995 | 6.33 t | 3.99 t | 8.36 t |
Currency
0.8328 CHF
per US dollar, mid-market reference. 1 CHF = ₦1,598.46
Sunshine in Bern
3.2 kWh/m² today
- We3.2 kWh per square metre
- Th2.7 kWh per square metre
- Fr3.4 kWh per square metre
- Sa0.3 kWh per square metre
- Su0.4 kWh per square metre
- Mo2.2 kWh per square metre
- Tu1.8 kWh per square metre
Open-Meteo forecast, modelled irradiation.
Power plants
Installed capacity by fuel
168 plants, 13,118 MW recorded in WRI’s Global Power Plant Database.
- Hydro9,668 MW
- Nuclear3,430 MW
- Solar20 MW
Snapshot as of the database’s 2021 release; newer plants are not included. Nameplate capacity, not available generation.
Largest plants
| Plant | Fuel | MW | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bieudron | Hydro | 1,285 | 1999 |
| Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt | Nuclear | 1,245 | 1984 |
| Kernkraftwerk Gösgen | Nuclear | 1,035 | 1979 |
| Limmern | Hydro | 1,000 | 2016 |
| Kernkraftwerk Beznau | Nuclear | 760 | – |
| Nendaz | Hydro | 392 | 1960 |
| Kernkraftwerk Mühleberg | Nuclear | 390 | 1972 |
| Grimsel 2 | Hydro | 348 | 1981 |
| Bitsch (Biel) | Hydro | 340 | 1969 |
| Biasca | Hydro | 324 | 1959 |
| Fionnay (Dixence) | Hydro | 306 | 1957 |
| Pradella | Hydro | 300 | 1970 |
All indicators
Switzerland in numbers
Energy access
| Indicator | Switzerland | Year | Europe & Central Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0% | 2024 | 100.0% | 91.9% |
| Access to electricity, rural % of rural population | 100.0% | 2024 | 100.0% | 84.9% |
| Access to electricity, urban % of urban population | 100.0% | 2024 | 100.0% | 97.8% |
| Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking % of population | 100.0% | 2024 | 98.3% | 75.4% |
Power supply and mix
| Indicator | Switzerland | Year | Europe & Central Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from coal % of total | 0.0% | 2021 | 14.2% | 34.5% |
| Electricity production from natural gas % of total | 0.3% | 2025 | 24.8% | 21.9% |
| Electricity production from oil % of total | 0.0% | 2025 | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Electricity production from nuclear % of total | 27.8% | 2025 | 20.1% | 9.8% |
| Electricity production from hydroelectric sources % of total | 54.9% | 2025 | 18.3% | 14.6% |
| Electric power transmission and distribution losses % of output | 6.3% | 2025 | 7.4% | 6.9% |
| Electric power consumption per capita kWh per capita | 7,111 kWh | 2025 | 5,493 kWh | 3,708 kWh |
Energy transition
| Indicator | Switzerland | Year | Europe & Central Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from renewables, excluding hydro % of total | 7.6% | 2021 | 17.2% | 12.4% |
| Renewable electricity output % of total electricity output | 67.9% | 2021 | 34.4% | 27.8% |
| Renewable energy consumption % of total final energy consumption | 27.7% | 2021 | 15.1% | 19.7% |
| CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding LULUCF) t CO₂e per capita | 3.75 t | 2024 | 6.62 t | 4.69 t |
| CO₂ emissions, total (excluding LULUCF) Mt CO₂e | 33.7 Mt | 2024 | 6,082.4 Mt | 39,632.7 Mt |
| Energy intensity of primary energy MJ per $2017 PPP GDP | 1.48 MJ/$ | 2022 | 2.58 MJ/$ | 4.54 MJ/$ |
Energy economy
| Indicator | Switzerland | Year | Europe & Central Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 1.0% | 2025 | 6.3% | 9.5% |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00% | 2021 | 1.07% | 1.36% |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00% | 2021 | 0.63% | 0.52% |
| GDP per capita current US$ | 114,769 | 2025 | 34,603 | 14,406 |
| Population, total people | 9.1M | 2025 | 932.5M | 8.2B |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Latest year available per series.
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