India vs Italy: Global primary energy use by source
India
78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
116.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
12th
Italy rank
9th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- India
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 116.65 terawatt-hours against 78 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 38.65 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
India ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 77 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 28.77 terawatt-hours | 28.77 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 29.71 terawatt-hours | 29.71 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 29.9 terawatt-hours | 29.9 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 37.76 terawatt-hours | 35.89 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 14.79 terawatt-hours | 64.69 terawatt-hours | 49.9 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 52.08 terawatt-hours | 109.23 terawatt-hours | 57.15 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 68.42 terawatt-hours | 113.25 terawatt-hours | 44.84 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, India or Italy?
- Italy, at 116.65 terawatt-hours against 78 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between India and Italy?
- 38.65 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Italy rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- India ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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.