Belgium vs Italy: Primary energy from solar per person
Belgium
892.07 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
786.55 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
20th
Italy rank
23rd
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 892.07 kilowatt-hours per person against 786.55 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 105.52 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 20th and Italy ranks 23rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0035 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0035 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.201 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.201 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1967 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 239.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 316.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 76.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 635.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 536.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 98.61 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 892.07 kilowatt-hours per person against 786.55 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Belgium and Italy?
- 105.52 kilowatt-hours per person, with Belgium 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 solar per person?
- Belgium ranks 20th and Italy ranks 23rd 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 solar 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.