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Electricity accounts for 26.8% of Switzerland’s energy use
Switzerland used 26.8% of its energy as electricity in 2025, based on figures from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy.
The office says Switzerland consumed 778 petajoules of energy that year, including 209 petajoules in the form of electricity.
The 26.8% figure is a calculation from those totals, and the office has confirmed it.
That share is higher than the global average of 20% cited in the story.
COP31 aims to raise electricity’s share of global energy use to 35% by 2035.
The UN climate conference is due to begin in Antalya, Turkey, on Monday.
The comparison shows that Switzerland is ahead of the current global average, but the figures do not establish how quickly its share is changing.
Electricity accounted for 26.8% of Switzerland’s energy use in 2025, according to a calculation by Le Temps based on federal energy data.
The calculation divides 209 petajoules of electricity use by total energy consumption of 778 petajoules.
The Swiss Federal Office of Energy validated the calculation, Le Temps reported.
The global average share of energy used as electricity is 20%, the article said.
COP31 has set a goal for electricity to account for 35% of global energy use by 2035.
- Who
- Switzerland’s energy consumers.
- What
- Electricity accounted for 26.8% of the country’s energy use in 2025.
- When
- 2025.
- Where
- Switzerland.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Switzerland consumed 778 petajoules of energy, including 209 petajoules in the form of electricity.
Le Temps reported that its calculation of electricity’s 26.8% share had been validated by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy.
- Electricity share
- 26.8% of Switzerland’s energy use in 2025
- Total energy use
- 778 petajoules
- Electricity use
- 209 petajoules
- Global average
- 20%
- COP31 target
- 35% of global energy use by 2035