Australia vs Italy: Primary energy use
Australia
1,536 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
1,537 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
18th
Italy rank
17th
Primary energy use over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,537 terawatt-hours against 1,536 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 1 terawatt-hours.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 18th and Italy ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 458.4 terawatt-hours | 1,032 terawatt-hours | 573.64 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 683.1 terawatt-hours | 1,543 terawatt-hours | 860.31 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 875.61 terawatt-hours | 1,638 terawatt-hours | 762.79 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 1,116 terawatt-hours | 1,866 terawatt-hours | 750.68 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 1,384 terawatt-hours | 2,075 terawatt-hours | 690.45 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,526 terawatt-hours | 1,779 terawatt-hours | 253.09 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,511 terawatt-hours | 1,578 terawatt-hours | 66.89 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 1,537 terawatt-hours against 1,536 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Australia and Italy?
- 1 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for primary energy use?
- Australia ranks 18th and Italy ranks 17th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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.