Italy vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy use
Italy
1,537 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1,460 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
18th
United Arab Emirates rank
20th
Primary energy use over time
- Italy
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,537 terawatt-hours against 1,460 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 77 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,032 terawatt-hours | 4.22 terawatt-hours | 1,028 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 1,543 terawatt-hours | 31.12 terawatt-hours | 1,512 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 1,638 terawatt-hours | 202.43 terawatt-hours | 1,436 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 1,866 terawatt-hours | 463.91 terawatt-hours | 1,402 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,075 terawatt-hours | 710.35 terawatt-hours | 1,364 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,779 terawatt-hours | 1,138 terawatt-hours | 641.2 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,578 terawatt-hours | 1,322 terawatt-hours | 256.1 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Italy or United Arab Emirates?
- Italy, at 1,537 terawatt-hours against 1,460 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Italy and United Arab Emirates?
- 77 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy use?
- Italy ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β 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.