Italy vs Spain: Primary energy use
Italy
1,537 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
1,444 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
17th
Spain rank
20th
Primary energy use over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,537 terawatt-hours against 1,444 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 93 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,032 terawatt-hours | 362.07 terawatt-hours | 669.97 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 1,543 terawatt-hours | 655.93 terawatt-hours | 887.47 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 1,638 terawatt-hours | 895.91 terawatt-hours | 742.49 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 1,866 terawatt-hours | 1,180 terawatt-hours | 686.05 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,075 terawatt-hours | 1,622 terawatt-hours | 452.28 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,779 terawatt-hours | 1,477 terawatt-hours | 302.03 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,578 terawatt-hours | 1,386 terawatt-hours | 192.37 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 1,537 terawatt-hours against 1,444 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Italy and Spain?
- 93 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for primary energy use?
- Italy ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.