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 95th out of 214 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.
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
- 92 Slovakia 62,490 TJ compare
- 93 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60,887 TJ compare
- 94 Lithuania 60,844 TJ compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 57,336 TJ compare
- 97 Lao People's Democratic Republic 56,790 TJ compare
- 98 Burundi 55,270 TJ compare
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 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 95th out of 214 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.