Italy vs New Zealand: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Italy
32.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
35.27 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Italy rank
55th
New Zealand rank
52nd
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 35.27 terawatt-hours against 32.64 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 2.63 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 55th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0.5585 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5585 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1950s | 34.67 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 34.67 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1960s | 89.38 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 88.16 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 136.41 terawatt-hours | 10.36 terawatt-hours | 126.05 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 139.94 terawatt-hours | 33.4 terawatt-hours | 106.53 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 178.88 terawatt-hours | 55.57 terawatt-hours | 123.31 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 118.25 terawatt-hours | 51.3 terawatt-hours | 66.94 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 65.47 terawatt-hours | 51.06 terawatt-hours | 14.42 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 31.8 terawatt-hours | 42.52 terawatt-hours | 10.72 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Italy or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 35.27 terawatt-hours against 32.64 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Italy and New Zealand?
- 2.63 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Italy ranks 55th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.