Australia vs Italy: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Australia
13.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
9.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Italy rank
11th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.23 terawatt-hours against 9.56 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 3.67 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Italy ranks 11th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0084 terawatt-hours | 0.0416 terawatt-hours | 0.0332 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.4644 terawatt-hours | 0.68 terawatt-hours | 0.2156 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.3 terawatt-hours | 3.67 terawatt-hours | 0.3631 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.03 terawatt-hours | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 6.01 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 13.23 terawatt-hours against 9.56 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Australia and Italy?
- 3.67 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Australia ranks 8th and Italy ranks 11th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.