France vs Italy: Primary energy from renewables
France
206.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
237.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
13th
Italy rank
11th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 237.88 terawatt-hours against 206.38 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 31.5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 13th and Italy ranks 11th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.38 terawatt-hours | 71.28 terawatt-hours | 19.9 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 62.18 terawatt-hours | 71.6 terawatt-hours | 9.42 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 71.5 terawatt-hours | 70.9 terawatt-hours | 0.6054 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 74.74 terawatt-hours | 78.86 terawatt-hours | 4.13 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 84.74 terawatt-hours | 111.2 terawatt-hours | 26.46 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 137.46 terawatt-hours | 204.5 terawatt-hours | 67.05 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 183.12 terawatt-hours | 223.21 terawatt-hours | 40.09 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 237.88 terawatt-hours against 206.38 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between France and Italy?
- 31.5 terawatt-hours, with Italy 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 renewables?
- France ranks 13th and Italy ranks 11th 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 renewables. 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.