Biogases — Energy consumption in Switzerland
Switzerland: Biogases — Energy consumption was 1,953 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biogases — Energy consumption in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biogases — energy consumption in Switzerland is 1,953 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy consumption in Switzerland peaked at 1,953 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,116 TJ, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Biogases — Energy consumption in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,116 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,130 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,179 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 1,224 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1,249 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1,267 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1,316 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1,321 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,360 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,402 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1,406 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,446 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1,440 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,425 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,440 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,425 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,467 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,497 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,512 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,506 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,614 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1,682 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1,759 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,759 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,777 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,756 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,759 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,741 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,838 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1,889 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,839 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,892 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,904 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,953 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,953 TJ | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,953 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 417.08 TJ, 4.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,953 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 418.25 TJ, 4.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,256 TJ | 1,116 TJ | 1,402 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,456 TJ | 1,406 TJ | 1,512 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,757 TJ | 1,614 TJ | 1,889 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,908 TJ | 1,839 TJ | 1,953 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy consumption in Switzerland?
- Biogases — energy consumption in Switzerland was 1,953 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy consumption recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,953 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy consumption recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,116 TJ in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for biogases — energy consumption?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy consumption rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biogases — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.