Italy vs New Zealand: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Italy
21,969 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
24,629 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy rank
37th
New Zealand rank
35th
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 24,629 kilowatt-hours per person against 21,969 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 2,660 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 35th of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,604 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,272 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,332 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 27,386 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,034 kilowatt-hours per person | 352.1 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 31,248 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,343 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,096 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 33,644 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,420 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,776 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 26,063 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,507 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,443 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 22,754 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,600 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,845 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Italy or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 24,629 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 Italy and New Zealand?
- 2,660 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Italy ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 35th 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.