Denmark vs Italy: Primary energy from solar per person
Denmark
748.14 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
786.55 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
Italy rank
23rd
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Denmark
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 786.55 kilowatt-hours per person against 748.14 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 38.41 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Denmark ranks 24th and Italy ranks 23rd of 79 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | 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 | 0.0332 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.201 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1678 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3728 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 91.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 316.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 224.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 470.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 536.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 65.65 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Denmark or Italy?
- Italy, at 786.55 kilowatt-hours per person against 748.14 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Denmark and Italy?
- 38.41 kilowatt-hours per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Denmark ranks 24th 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.