Denmark vs Italy: Coal consumption per person
Denmark
361.45 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
404.41 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
82nd
Italy rank
81st
Coal consumption per person over time
- Denmark
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 404.41 kilowatt-hours per person against 361.45 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 42.96 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 82nd and Italy ranks 81st of 218 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,500 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,077 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,422 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 5,921 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,872 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 14,254 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,894 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,361 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 15,283 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,455 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,828 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 9,561 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,959 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,601 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4,856 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,302 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,554 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1,389 kilowatt-hours per person | 878.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 509.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Denmark or Italy?
- Italy, at 404.41 kilowatt-hours per person against 361.45 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Denmark and Italy?
- 42.96 kilowatt-hours per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Denmark ranks 82nd and Italy ranks 81st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.