Italy vs Puerto Rico: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Italy
25,991 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
27,542 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Italy rank
71st
Puerto Rico rank
68th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 27,542 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,991 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 1,551 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 71st and Puerto Rico ranks 68th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28,850 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,796 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,054 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 32,626 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,151 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,475 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 35,546 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,350 kilowatt-hours per person | 804.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 29,448 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,601 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,846 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 26,606 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,537 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,069 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Italy or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 27,542 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,991 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 1,551 kilowatt-hours per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 71st and Puerto Rico ranks 68th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.