Finland vs Italy: Primary energy use by source
Finland
23.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
21.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
15th
Italy rank
17th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Finland currently reports 23.39 terawatt-hours against 21.49 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 1.9 terawatt-hours.
That makes Finland'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.
Finland ranks 15th and Italy ranks 17th of 79 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0124 terawatt-hours | 0.0811 terawatt-hours | 0.0687 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.1476 terawatt-hours | 2.72 terawatt-hours | 2.57 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.52 terawatt-hours | 15.07 terawatt-hours | 12.55 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 14.71 terawatt-hours | 21.27 terawatt-hours | 6.56 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Finland or Italy?
- Finland, at 23.39 terawatt-hours against 21.49 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Finland and Italy?
- 1.9 terawatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Finland ranks 15th and Italy ranks 17th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.