Italy vs Sweden: Electricity generation from renewables
Italy
129.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
121.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
15th
Sweden rank
16th
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 129.11 terawatt-hours against 121.53 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 7.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 16th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.89 terawatt-hours | 46.35 terawatt-hours | 0.4598 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 45.84 terawatt-hours | 55.21 terawatt-hours | 9.37 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 44.36 terawatt-hours | 66.65 terawatt-hours | 22.29 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 45.13 terawatt-hours | 70.36 terawatt-hours | 25.23 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 52.85 terawatt-hours | 75.55 terawatt-hours | 22.7 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 103.58 terawatt-hours | 90.97 terawatt-hours | 12.61 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 118.93 terawatt-hours | 117.05 terawatt-hours | 1.88 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 129.11 terawatt-hours against 121.53 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Italy and Sweden?
- 7.58 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- Italy ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 16th 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 renewables. 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.