India vs Italy: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
India
-22.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
-18.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
70th
Italy rank
68th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- India
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports -18.53 terawatt-hours against -22.46 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 3.93 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
India ranks 70th and Italy ranks 68th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.69 terawatt-hours | 86.89 terawatt-hours | 54.2 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 32.26 terawatt-hours | 48.22 terawatt-hours | 15.96 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 92.85 terawatt-hours | 10.02 terawatt-hours | 82.83 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 131.27 terawatt-hours | 18.03 terawatt-hours | 113.24 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 230.88 terawatt-hours | -13.26 terawatt-hours | 244.14 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 280.73 terawatt-hours | -27.62 terawatt-hours | 308.36 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 287.74 terawatt-hours | -31.14 terawatt-hours | 318.88 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, India or Italy?
- Italy, at -18.53 terawatt-hours against -22.46 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between India and Italy?
- 3.93 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and Italy rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- India ranks 70th and Italy ranks 68th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.