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
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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

Indicator
Primary energy from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.