Switzerland Electricity

See also: Switzerland Energy

Electricity Generation in Switzerland

Switzerland generates 59,009,580 MWh of electricity as of 2016 (covering 101% of its annual consumption needs).


Nuclear
34%
20,303,000 MWh
Renewable
66%
38,711,000 MWh
Hydroelectricity 34,281,000 MWh (58.09%) Non-Hydroelectric 5,287,000 MWh (8.96%)
Geothermal 0 MWh (0%) Wind 109,000 MWh (0.18%) Solar 1,330,000 MWh (2.25%) Tide & Wave 0 MWh (0%) Biomass & Waste 2,991,000 MWh (5.07%)

Electricity Consumption in Switzerland

Switzerland consumed 59,009,580 MWh of electricity as of 2016.

Import/Export

  • Switzerland imported 34,096,000 MWh of electricity in 2016 (covering 58.32% of its annual consumption needs).
  • Switzerland exported 30,173,000 MWh of electricity in 2016.

Electric Consumption 58,464,580 MWh
Electric Generation 59,009,580 MWh
Nuclear 20,303,000 MWh 34.41%
Renewables 38,711,000 MWh 65.60%
Hydroelectric 34,281,000 MWh 58.09%
Non-Hydroelectric Renewables 4,430,000 MWh 7.51%
Geothermal 0 MWh 0%
Wind 109,000 MWh 0.18%
Solar, Tide, Wave, Fuel Cell 1,330,000 MWh 2.25%
Tide & Wave 0 MWh 0%
Biomass & Waste 2,991,000 MWh 5.07%
Fossil Fuels 852,580 MWh 1.44%
Hydroelectric & Pumped Storage −857,000 MWh −1.45%
Net Imports 3,923,000 MWh 6.65%

(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

See also

Sources