Italy vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy from renewables

Italy
7.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
5.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
14th
Norway rank
17th

Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time

  • Italy
  • Norway
-20020196619952025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 7.32 terawatt-hours against 5.32 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 2 terawatt-hours.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 14th and Norway ranks 17th of 77 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8229 terawatt-hours 1.98 terawatt-hours 1.16 terawatt-hours Norway
1970s 0.2973 terawatt-hours 3.13 terawatt-hours 2.84 terawatt-hours Norway
1980s -0.8815 terawatt-hours 2.98 terawatt-hours 3.86 terawatt-hours Norway
1990s 2.71 terawatt-hours 0.3816 terawatt-hours 2.33 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 5.25 terawatt-hours 0.5738 terawatt-hours 4.67 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 7.93 terawatt-hours 0.8683 terawatt-hours 7.06 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 2.14 terawatt-hours 4.89 terawatt-hours 2.75 terawatt-hours Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Italy or Norway?
Italy, at 7.32 terawatt-hours against 5.32 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Italy and Norway?
2 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
Italy ranks 14th and Norway ranks 17th of 77 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 renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,604 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.