Austria vs Italy: Primary energy from hydropower

Austria
36.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
41.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
17th
Italy rank
15th

Primary energy from hydropower over time

  • Austria
  • Italy
2030405060196519952025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 41.42 terawatt-hours against 36.8 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 4.62 terawatt-hours.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Italy ranks 15th of 77 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 17.2 terawatt-hours 42.51 terawatt-hours 25.3 terawatt-hours Italy
1970s 21.96 terawatt-hours 41.89 terawatt-hours 19.93 terawatt-hours Italy
1980s 31.58 terawatt-hours 41 terawatt-hours 9.42 terawatt-hours Italy
1990s 35.55 terawatt-hours 41.02 terawatt-hours 5.47 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 38.15 terawatt-hours 40.62 terawatt-hours 2.46 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 39.34 terawatt-hours 46.95 terawatt-hours 7.61 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 39.78 terawatt-hours 42.75 terawatt-hours 2.97 terawatt-hours Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Austria or Italy?
Italy, at 41.42 terawatt-hours against 36.8 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Austria and Italy?
4.62 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Austria and Italy rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
Austria ranks 17th and Italy ranks 15th 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 hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.