Ireland vs Italy: Electricity generation from coal per person
Ireland
30.14 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
63.06 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
68th
Italy rank
65th
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 63.06 kilowatt-hours against 30.14 kilowatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 32.92 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 68th and Italy ranks 65th of 211 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,801 kilowatt-hours | 406.1 kilowatt-hours | 1,395 kilowatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1,462 kilowatt-hours | 671.5 kilowatt-hours | 790.86 kilowatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | 783.15 kilowatt-hours | 630.08 kilowatt-hours | 153.07 kilowatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 253.68 kilowatt-hours | 198.18 kilowatt-hours | 55.49 kilowatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Ireland or Italy?
- Italy, at 63.06 kilowatt-hours against 30.14 kilowatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Ireland and Italy?
- 32.92 kilowatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Ireland ranks 68th and Italy ranks 65th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal 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.