Italy vs Netherlands: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Italy
3.2%
in 2025
Netherlands
3.5%
in 2025
Italy rank
40th
Netherlands rank
37th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.5% against 3.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 80 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 9.8% | 7.8% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -1.2% | 239.9% | 241.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 9.0% | 5.3% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 17.1% | 12.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.9% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 14.6% | 13.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Italy or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.5% against 3.2% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Italy ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 80 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.