Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Italy
10.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 10.39 terawatt-hours against 8.71 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.68 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 80 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0015 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0015 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.066 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0659 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 0.0206 terawatt-hours | 2.28 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 3 terawatt-hours | 0.81 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, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Italy, at 10.39 terawatt-hours against 8.71 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.68 terawatt-hours, with Italy 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 solar?
- Italy ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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 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.