Australia vs Italy: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Australia
6.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
10.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
Italy rank
9th
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 10.39 terawatt-hours against 6.53 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 3.86 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 3.
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 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | 0.0015 terawatt-hours | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.025 terawatt-hours | 0.066 terawatt-hours | 0.041 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 0.5006 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.68 terawatt-hours | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 2.88 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 10.39 terawatt-hours against 6.53 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Australia and Italy?
- 3.86 terawatt-hours, with Italy 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 year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Australia ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 80 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 Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.