France vs Italy: Primary energy from hydropower
France
57.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
41.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
13th
Italy rank
15th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 57.61 terawatt-hours against 41.42 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 16.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
France ranks 13th and Italy ranks 15th of 77 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.57 terawatt-hours | 42.51 terawatt-hours | 7.06 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 57.81 terawatt-hours | 41.89 terawatt-hours | 15.92 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 66.55 terawatt-hours | 41 terawatt-hours | 25.55 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 66.16 terawatt-hours | 41.02 terawatt-hours | 25.15 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 60.56 terawatt-hours | 40.62 terawatt-hours | 19.94 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 58.34 terawatt-hours | 46.95 terawatt-hours | 11.39 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 57.9 terawatt-hours | 42.75 terawatt-hours | 15.15 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, France or Italy?
- France, at 57.61 terawatt-hours against 41.42 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between France and Italy?
- 16.19 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 hydropower?
- France ranks 13th 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.