Italy vs Netherlands: Primary energy from solar and wind
Italy
68.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
58.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
12th
Netherlands rank
14th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 68.02 terawatt-hours against 58.21 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 9.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0926 terawatt-hours | 0.3233 terawatt-hours | 0.2307 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.83 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 0.5134 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 34.19 terawatt-hours | 8.96 terawatt-hours | 25.23 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 53.18 terawatt-hours | 42.38 terawatt-hours | 10.8 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 68.02 terawatt-hours against 58.21 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Italy and Netherlands?
- 9.81 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Italy ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.