Italy vs Spain: Primary energy from renewables
Italy
237.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
204.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
11th
Spain rank
14th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 237.88 terawatt-hours against 204.91 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 32.97 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 11th and Spain ranks 14th of 77 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.28 terawatt-hours | 24.92 terawatt-hours | 46.36 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 71.6 terawatt-hours | 33.22 terawatt-hours | 38.38 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 70.9 terawatt-hours | 29.24 terawatt-hours | 41.66 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 78.86 terawatt-hours | 31.41 terawatt-hours | 47.45 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 111.2 terawatt-hours | 60.13 terawatt-hours | 51.07 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 204.5 terawatt-hours | 130.02 terawatt-hours | 74.48 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 223.21 terawatt-hours | 176.37 terawatt-hours | 46.84 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 237.88 terawatt-hours against 204.91 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Italy and Spain?
- 32.97 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Italy ranks 11th and Spain ranks 14th 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.