France vs Italy: Primary energy from solar and wind
France
82.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
68.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
11th
Italy rank
12th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 82.76 terawatt-hours against 68.02 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 14.74 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 11th and Italy ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | 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 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.011 terawatt-hours | 0.0926 terawatt-hours | 0.0816 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 2.83 terawatt-hours | 0.5751 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 26.84 terawatt-hours | 34.19 terawatt-hours | 7.35 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 65.21 terawatt-hours | 53.18 terawatt-hours | 12.03 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, France or Italy?
- France, at 82.76 terawatt-hours against 68.02 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between France and Italy?
- 14.74 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- France ranks 11th and Italy ranks 12th of 111 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 from solar and wind. 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.