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