Italy vs United Kingdom: Primary energy use
Italy
1,537 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
1,748 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
17th
United Kingdom rank
16th
Primary energy use over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1,748 terawatt-hours against 1,537 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 211 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 218 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,032 terawatt-hours | 2,373 terawatt-hours | 1,341 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1,543 terawatt-hours | 2,520 terawatt-hours | 976.65 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1,638 terawatt-hours | 2,386 terawatt-hours | 747.61 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1,866 terawatt-hours | 2,595 terawatt-hours | 728.4 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2,075 terawatt-hours | 2,636 terawatt-hours | 561.26 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1,779 terawatt-hours | 2,250 terawatt-hours | 470.67 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1,578 terawatt-hours | 1,814 terawatt-hours | 236.3 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1,748 terawatt-hours against 1,537 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 211 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy use?
- Italy ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 16th 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.