electricity production from nuclear power plants in Switzerland reached its highest point in 2011, when more than 40 percent of the country's electricity was produced by atomic energy.
In 2021, storage hydropower plants accounted for over 35 percent of the electricity produced in Switzerland, plus another 26 percent from run-of-river hydropower facilities. Meanwhile, nuclear power plants accounted for almost 30 percent of the total electricity production of the country. The share of Distribution of electricity production in Switzerland in 2021, by type of power plant
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BFE. (June 20, 2022). Distribution of electricity production in Switzerland in 2021, by type of power plant [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279658/electricity-production-distribution-in-switzerland-by-plant-type/
BFE. "Distribution of electricity production in Switzerland in 2021, by type of power plant." Chart. June 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279658/electricity-production-distribution-in-switzerland-by-plant-type/
BFE. (2022). Distribution of electricity production in Switzerland in 2021, by type of power plant. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279658/electricity-production-distribution-in-switzerland-by-plant-type/
BFE. "Distribution of Electricity Production in Switzerland in 2021, by Type of Power Plant." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279658/electricity-production-distribution-in-switzerland-by-plant-type/
BFE, Distribution of electricity production in Switzerland in 2021, by type of power plant Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279658/electricity-production-distribution-in-switzerland-by-plant-type/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Distribution of electricity production in Switzerland in 2021, by type of power plant [Graph], BFE, June 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279658/electricity-production-distribution-in-switzerland-by-plant-type/