Electricity production from hydro sources per capita fell 9.36% to 3,863 kWh in Switzerland in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from hydro sources per capita in Switzerland reached an all time high of 5,739 kWh in 2001 and an all time low of 3,847 kWh in 1962. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, electricity production from hydro sources per capita in Austria amounted to 4,593 kWh, 759 kWh in France, 242 kWh in Germany and 599 kWh in Italy in 2017.
Switzerland has been ranked 7th within the group of 69 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from hydro sources per capita.
| Electricity Production from Hydro Sources Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | kWh | 4,064 | 5,187 | 4,969 | 4,838 | 4,365 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kWh | 17.8 | 32.4 | 34.4 | 26.4 | 28.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kWh | 705 | 920 | 1,104 | 978 | 844 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kWh | 213 | 267 | 279 | 238 | 232 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kWh | 22.2 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 30.5 | 23.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kWh | 753 | 704 | 868 | 963 | 751 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kWh | 61.1 | 53.5 | 64.1 | 57.5 | 48.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kWh | 1,729 | 1,890 | 2,243 | 2,953 | 1,847 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kWh | 658 | 441 | 787 | 838 | 601 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kWh | 4,002 | 4,747 | 4,701 | 4,603 | 4,598 |
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