Italy vs Türkiye: Primary energy use
Italy
1,537 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
2,033 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
18th
Türkiye rank
16th
Primary energy use over time
- Italy
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 2,033 terawatt-hours against 1,537 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 496 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 18th and Türkiye ranks 16th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,032 terawatt-hours | 108.55 terawatt-hours | 923.48 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 1,543 terawatt-hours | 217.06 terawatt-hours | 1,326 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 1,638 terawatt-hours | 366.09 terawatt-hours | 1,272 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 1,866 terawatt-hours | 632.19 terawatt-hours | 1,234 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,075 terawatt-hours | 936.8 terawatt-hours | 1,138 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,779 terawatt-hours | 1,458 terawatt-hours | 321.45 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,578 terawatt-hours | 1,878 terawatt-hours | 300.06 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Italy or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 2,033 terawatt-hours against 1,537 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Italy and Türkiye?
- 496 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Türkiye rank globally for primary energy use?
- Italy ranks 18th and Türkiye ranks 16th of 219 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.