Italy vs New Zealand: Electricity generation by source
Italy
5.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
9.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
7th
New Zealand rank
5th
Electricity generation by source over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 9.44 terawatt-hours against 5.69 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 3.75 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.39 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 2.09 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.95 terawatt-hours | 1.71 terawatt-hours | 2.24 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.36 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.67 terawatt-hours | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 0.5337 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 5.19 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.9 terawatt-hours | 6.77 terawatt-hours | 0.868 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5.8 terawatt-hours | 8.29 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, Italy or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 9.44 terawatt-hours against 5.69 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between Italy and New Zealand?
- 3.75 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- Italy ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation by source. 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.