Ireland vs Italy: Primary energy from renewables per person
Ireland
4,177 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
4,022 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
19th
Italy rank
21st
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4,177 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,022 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 155 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Ireland ranks 19th and Italy ranks 21st of 80 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 271.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,363 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,091 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 214.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,304 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,090 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 228.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,249 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,021 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 252.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,379 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,126 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 601.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,902 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,300 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,096 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,384 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,288 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,660 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,749 kilowatt-hours per person | 89.04 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, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 4,177 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,022 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Ireland and Italy?
- 155 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Ireland ranks 19th and Italy ranks 21st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β 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.