Austria vs Italy: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Austria
25.19 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
21.97 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
34th
Italy rank
37th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Austria currently reports 25.19 kilowatt-hours per person against 21.97 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 3.22 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 | 20.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 28.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 29.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 32.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8646 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 35.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.03 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 31.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 26.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.74 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Austria or Italy?
- Austria, at 25.19 kilowatt-hours per person against 21.97 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Austria and Italy?
- 3.22 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 fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- 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 fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.