Geothermal, biomass and other consumption rose 15.5% to 1,972 GWh in Switzerland in 2016, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, geothermal, biomass and other consumption in Switzerland reached an all time high of 1,972 GWh in 2016 and an all time low of 98.0 GWh in 1978. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, geothermal, biomass and other consumption in Austria amounted to 4,593 GWh, 7,061 GWh in France, 51,751 GWh in Germany and 25,770 GWh in Italy in 2016.
Switzerland has been ranked 34th within the group of 55 countries we follow in terms of geothermal, biomass and other consumption, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Geothermal, Biomass and Other Consumption | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | GWh | 4,463 | 4,505 | 4,606 | 4,635 | 4,677 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | GWh | 5,923 | 6,280 | 5,497 | 5,895 | 5,895 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | GWh | 5,011 | 5,615 | 5,775 | 6,179 | 6,698 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | GWh | 34,335 | 37,622 | 44,658 | 46,651 | 49,210 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | GWh | 2,297 | 1,859 | 1,655 | 1,832 | 1,832 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | GWh | 14,816 | 16,487 | 18,079 | 22,749 | 26,799 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | GWh | 6,305 | 7,601 | 10,094 | 8,622 | 9,484 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spain | GWh | 3,894 | 4,515 | 4,977 | 5,292 | 4,963 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | GWh | 1,275 | 1,386 | 1,528 | 1,612 | 1,612 |
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