Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Italy
7.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.7 terawatt-hours against 7.32 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 1.38 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8229 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8229 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.2973 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2973 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | -0.8815 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8815 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.71 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 5.25 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.93 terawatt-hours | 0.0212 terawatt-hours | 7.91 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.7 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 1.38 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Italy ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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.