France vs Italy: Annual change in primary energy from solar
France
8.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
10.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
11th
Italy rank
9th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 10.39 terawatt-hours against 8.14 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 2.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 11th and Italy ranks 9th of 77 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.0015 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0169 terawatt-hours | 0.066 terawatt-hours | 0.0491 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 1.16 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.49 terawatt-hours | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 0.3198 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 10.39 terawatt-hours against 8.14 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between France and Italy?
- 2.25 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- France ranks 11th and Italy ranks 9th 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 solar. 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.