Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Switzerland
Switzerland: Total Bioenergy — Energy production was 57,464 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total bioenergy — energy production in Switzerland is 57,464 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy production in Switzerland peaked at 59,948 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29,973 TJ, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29,973 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 33,178 TJ | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 32,298 TJ | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 32,459 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 30,656 TJ | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 32,480 TJ | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 35,632 TJ | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 31,580 TJ | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 32,145 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 32,144 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 30,580 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 32,330 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 31,083 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 33,254 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 33,260 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34,636 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 35,404 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 34,615 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 43,314 TJ | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 44,873 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 48,569 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 43,828 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 48,823 TJ | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 52,139 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 46,095 TJ | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 47,300 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 51,523 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 52,460 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 49,912 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 52,837 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 52,268 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 59,948 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 54,444 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 57,324 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 57,464 TJ | +0.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 57,464 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 20,410 TJ, 2.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 57,464 TJ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60,887 TJ, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,254 TJ | 29,973 TJ | 35,632 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,335 TJ | 30,580 TJ | 44,873 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,348 TJ | 43,828 TJ | 52,837 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,290 TJ | 52,268 TJ | 59,948 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 85 Slovakia 62,490 TJ compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60,887 TJ compare
- 87 Lithuania 60,844 TJ compare
- 89 Sierra Leone 57,336 TJ compare
- 90 Burundi 55,270 TJ compare
- 91 Tajikistan 53,833 TJ compare
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 total bioenergy — energy production in Switzerland?
- Total bioenergy — energy production in Switzerland was 57,464 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 59,948 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,973 TJ in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for total bioenergy — energy production?
- Switzerland ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy production rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 Total Bioenergy — Energy production. 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.