Italy vs Portugal: Primary energy from solar per person
Italy
786.55 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
838.66 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy rank
23rd
Portugal rank
21st
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 838.66 kilowatt-hours per person against 786.55 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 52.11 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 21st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1980s | 0.0035 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0101 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0066 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.201 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0385 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1625 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4858 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 316.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 66.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 249.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 536.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 455.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 81.16 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, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 838.66 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 Italy and Portugal?
- 52.11 kilowatt-hours per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Italy ranks 23rd and Portugal 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 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.