Italy vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Italy
7.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
10.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
12th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 10.38 terawatt-hours against 7.32 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 3.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8229 terawatt-hours | -0.339 terawatt-hours | 1.16 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.2973 terawatt-hours | 0.1047 terawatt-hours | 0.1926 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | -0.8815 terawatt-hours | 0.0474 terawatt-hours | 0.9289 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 3.1 terawatt-hours | 2.15 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.93 terawatt-hours | 16.86 terawatt-hours | 8.93 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 7.39 terawatt-hours | 5.25 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 10.38 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 United Kingdom?
- 3.06 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Italy ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 12th 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.