Italy vs Zimbabwe: Electricity generation from coal
Italy
3.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zimbabwe
4.4 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Italy rank
43rd
Zimbabwe rank
42nd
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Italy
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 4.4 terawatt-hours against 3.73 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 0.67 terawatt-hours.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 42nd of 207 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.25 terawatt-hours | 3.37 terawatt-hours | 35.88 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 38.09 terawatt-hours | 3.89 terawatt-hours | 34.2 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 13.44 terawatt-hours | 3.39 terawatt-hours | 10.05 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Italy or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 4.4 terawatt-hours against 3.73 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Italy and Zimbabwe?
- 0.67 terawatt-hours, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Zimbabwe rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Italy ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 42nd of 207 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.