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 55 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 12.27 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 52 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 178.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 71.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,066 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 25.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 398.38 1000 ha (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 55 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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About this data
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.