Finland vs Italy: Primary energy use by source
Finland
21.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
23.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
41st
Italy rank
40th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 23.92 terawatt-hours against 21.28 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 2.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 41st and Italy ranks 40th of 78 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.02 terawatt-hours | 108.68 terawatt-hours | 87.67 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 33.07 terawatt-hours | 112.46 terawatt-hours | 79.39 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 49.7 terawatt-hours | 164.35 terawatt-hours | 114.65 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 67.23 terawatt-hours | 140.4 terawatt-hours | 73.16 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 73.41 terawatt-hours | 172.81 terawatt-hours | 99.4 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 53.75 terawatt-hours | 139.15 terawatt-hours | 85.4 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 27.83 terawatt-hours | 52.39 terawatt-hours | 24.55 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 23.92 terawatt-hours against 21.28 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Finland and Italy?
- 2.64 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Finland ranks 41st and Italy ranks 40th of 78 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 use by source. 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.