Italy vs Netherlands: Renewable electricity generation by source
Italy
21.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
33.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
16th
Netherlands rank
13th
Renewable electricity generation by source over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 33.7 terawatt-hours against 21.48 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 12.22 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | 0.004 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.322 terawatt-hours | 0.242 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.72 terawatt-hours | 2.29 terawatt-hours | 0.429 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 15.07 terawatt-hours | 7.38 terawatt-hours | 7.68 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 21.25 terawatt-hours | 25.28 terawatt-hours | 4.03 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Italy or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 33.7 terawatt-hours against 21.48 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Italy and Netherlands?
- 12.22 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Italy ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Renewable electricity generation 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.