Germany vs Italy: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Germany
9.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
9.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
10th
Italy rank
11th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 9.58 terawatt-hours against 9.56 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Italy ranks 11th of 111 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0022 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.5521 terawatt-hours | 0.0416 terawatt-hours | 0.5105 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.06 terawatt-hours | 0.68 terawatt-hours | 3.38 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 12.5 terawatt-hours | 3.67 terawatt-hours | 8.83 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 9.03 terawatt-hours | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 5.01 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 9.58 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 Germany and Italy?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Germany ranks 10th and Italy ranks 11th of 111 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 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.