Australia vs Italy: Electricity generation from oil
Australia
6.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
6.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
27th
Italy rank
24th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.81 terawatt-hours against 6.36 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 0.45 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 209 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 87.22 terawatt-hours | 83.88 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 114.67 terawatt-hours | 112.23 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.9 terawatt-hours | 63.03 terawatt-hours | 59.13 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.6 terawatt-hours | 19.3 terawatt-hours | 13.71 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 5.67 terawatt-hours | 11.66 terawatt-hours | 5.99 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 6.81 terawatt-hours against 6.36 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Australia and Italy?
- 0.45 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Australia ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 209 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 oil. 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.