Belgium vs Italy: Primary energy from renewables per person
Belgium
3,770 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
4,022 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
23rd
Italy rank
21st
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4,022 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,770 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 252 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 21st of 79 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,363 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,336 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 56.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,304 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 76.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,249 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,172 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 123.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,379 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,255 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 578.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,902 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,323 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,384 kilowatt-hours per person | 904.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,645 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,749 kilowatt-hours per person | 104.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Belgium or Italy?
- Italy, at 4,022 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,770 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Belgium and Italy?
- 252 kilowatt-hours per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 21st of 79 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 Primary energy from renewables per person. 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.