Austria vs Italy: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Austria
25,187 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
21,969 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
34th
Italy rank
37th
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Austria currently reports 25,187 kilowatt-hours per person against 21,969 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 3,218 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 34th and Italy ranks 37th of 76 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,901 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,175 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,726 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 28,786 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,604 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,182 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 29,151 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,386 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,765 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 32,112 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,248 kilowatt-hours per person | 864.56 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 35,670 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,644 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,026 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 31,281 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,063 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,218 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 26,496 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,754 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,741 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Austria or Italy?
- Austria, at 25,187 kilowatt-hours per person against 21,969 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Austria and Italy?
- 3,218 kilowatt-hours per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Austria ranks 34th and Italy ranks 37th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.