Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Switzerland

Oil share of electricity in Switzerland in 2024 — 0.02%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.65 pp.

2024 0.02% −0.02 pp vs 2023
World rank 4of 41
Period maximum 1.24%1992
Period minimum 0.02%2024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Switzerland, 1990–202400.511.519901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0.68%1991: 1.04%1992: 1.24%1993: 0.42%1994: 0.46%1995: 0.58%1996: 0.54%1997: 0.47%1998: 1.06%1999: 0.47%2000: 0.33%2001: 0.34%2002: 0.34%2003: 0.36%2004: 0.31%2005: 0.36%2006: 0.31%2007: 0.26%2008: 0.18%2009: 0.15%2010: 0.1%2011: 0.08%2012: 0.07%2013: 0.06%2014: 0.05%2015: 0.05%2016: 0.05%2017: 0.06%2018: 0.03%2019: 0.04%2020: 0.03%2021: 0.05%2022: 0.06%2023: 0.04%2024: 0.02%
Change over the period: −0.65 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 0.02%
World 1.34%
Western Europe computed 0.98%
Oil share of electricity — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.02 −0.02 pp
2023 0.04 −0.02 pp
2022 0.06 +0.01 pp
2021 0.05 +0.02 pp
2020 0.03 −0.01 pp
2019 0.04 +0.01 pp
2018 0.03 −0.02 pp
2017 0.06 +0 pp
2016 0.05 −0 pp
2015 0.05 +0 pp
2014 0.05 −0.01 pp
2013 0.06 −0.01 pp
2012 0.07 −0.01 pp
2011 0.08 −0.02 pp
2010 0.1 −0.05 pp
2009 0.15 −0.03 pp
2008 0.18 −0.07 pp
2007 0.26 −0.05 pp
2006 0.31 −0.05 pp
2005 0.36 +0.05 pp
2004 0.31 −0.06 pp
2003 0.36 +0.03 pp
2002 0.34 −0 pp
2001 0.34 +0 pp
2000 0.33 −0.14 pp
1999 0.47 −0.59 pp
1998 1.06 +0.59 pp
1997 0.47 −0.07 pp
1996 0.54 −0.04 pp
1995 0.58 +0.11 pp
1994 0.46 +0.04 pp
1993 0.42 −0.81 pp
1992 1.24 +0.2 pp
1991 1.04 +0.36 pp
1990 0.68

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.