Italy vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Italy
7.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
9.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
15th
New Zealand rank
13th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 9.06 terawatt-hours against 7.32 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 1.74 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8229 terawatt-hours | 0.3519 terawatt-hours | 0.471 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.2973 terawatt-hours | 0.7429 terawatt-hours | 0.4456 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -0.8815 terawatt-hours | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 1.94 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 2.92 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.93 terawatt-hours | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 4.31 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 3.21 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Italy or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 9.06 terawatt-hours against 7.32 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Italy and New Zealand?
- 1.74 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Italy ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 80 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 renewables. 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.