Denmark vs Italy: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Denmark
-3.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
-2.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
59th
Italy rank
56th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Denmark
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports -2.49 terawatt-hours against -3.14 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 0.65 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 59th and Italy ranks 56th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.21 terawatt-hours | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 5.55 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.59 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 0.5173 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 4.29 terawatt-hours | 2.84 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | -0.9517 terawatt-hours | -3.09 terawatt-hours | 2.14 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | -0.8253 terawatt-hours | 0.7444 terawatt-hours | 1.57 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | -3.62 terawatt-hours | -6.68 terawatt-hours | 3.05 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | -1.4 terawatt-hours | -8.86 terawatt-hours | 7.45 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Denmark or Italy?
- Italy, at -2.49 terawatt-hours against -3.14 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Denmark and Italy?
- 0.65 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Denmark ranks 59th and Italy ranks 56th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.