Italy vs North America: GDP per unit of energy use
GDP per unit of energy use over time
- Italy
- North America
How they compare
Italy currently reports 27.92 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 13.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in North America, a difference of 14.9 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 16th and North America ranks 19th of 171 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.05 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 3.6 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 4.45 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.06 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 5.42 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 4.65 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Italy |
| 2010s | 15.12 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 7.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 7.16 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Italy |
| 2020s | 23.36 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 11.55 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 11.82 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Italy or North America?
- Italy, at 27.92 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 13.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Italy and North America?
- 14.9 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Italy and North America rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
- Italy ranks 16th and North America ranks 19th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.