Iceland vs Italy: Electricity from renewables by source
Iceland
5.57 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Italy
5.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland rank
8th
Italy rank
7th
Electricity from renewables by source over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 5.69 terawatt-hours against 5.57 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Italy ahead.
Iceland ranks 8th and Italy ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 3.71 terawatt-hours | 3.71 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0193 terawatt-hours | 3.95 terawatt-hours | 3.93 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.1793 terawatt-hours | 3.36 terawatt-hours | 3.18 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.4085 terawatt-hours | 3.67 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.35 terawatt-hours | 5.19 terawatt-hours | 2.84 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.15 terawatt-hours | 5.9 terawatt-hours | 0.752 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 5.79 terawatt-hours | 5.83 terawatt-hours | 0.038 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity from renewables by source, Iceland or Italy?
- Italy, at 5.69 terawatt-hours against 5.57 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity from renewables by source between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.12 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for electricity from renewables by source?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Italy ranks 7th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity from renewables 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.