Australia vs Italy: Primary energy from solar
Australia
58.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
46.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Italy rank
9th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 58.38 terawatt-hours against 46.52 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 11.86 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | 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 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0203 terawatt-hours | 0.0115 terawatt-hours | 0.0088 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.102 terawatt-hours | 0.1086 terawatt-hours | 0.0066 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 6.74 terawatt-hours | 19.12 terawatt-hours | 12.38 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 41.46 terawatt-hours | 31.91 terawatt-hours | 9.55 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 58.38 terawatt-hours against 46.52 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Australia and Italy?
- 11.86 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Australia ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th of 77 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. 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.