Italy vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from renewables

Italy
237.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
260.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
10th

Primary energy from renewables over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
0100200300196519952025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 260.56 terawatt-hours against 237.88 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 22.68 terawatt-hours.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 80 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 71.28 terawatt-hours 4.2 terawatt-hours 67.08 terawatt-hours Italy
1970s 71.6 terawatt-hours 3.99 terawatt-hours 67.61 terawatt-hours Italy
1980s 70.9 terawatt-hours 4.46 terawatt-hours 66.44 terawatt-hours Italy
1990s 78.86 terawatt-hours 10.14 terawatt-hours 68.72 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 111.2 terawatt-hours 32.69 terawatt-hours 78.51 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 204.5 terawatt-hours 130.85 terawatt-hours 73.66 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 223.21 terawatt-hours 237.83 terawatt-hours 14.62 terawatt-hours United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Italy or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 260.56 terawatt-hours against 237.88 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Italy and United Kingdom?
22.68 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
Italy ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 80 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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Indicator
Primary energy from renewables
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.