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
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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.