Italy vs Spain: Primary energy use by source
Italy
23.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
24.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
41st
Spain rank
40th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 24.1 terawatt-hours against 23.92 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 0.18 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 41st and Spain ranks 40th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.68 terawatt-hours | 107.73 terawatt-hours | 0.9534 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 112.46 terawatt-hours | 117.97 terawatt-hours | 5.51 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 164.35 terawatt-hours | 198.36 terawatt-hours | 34 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 140.4 terawatt-hours | 217.87 terawatt-hours | 77.47 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 172.81 terawatt-hours | 214.31 terawatt-hours | 41.5 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 139.15 terawatt-hours | 130.77 terawatt-hours | 8.38 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 52.39 terawatt-hours | 33.09 terawatt-hours | 19.3 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 24.1 terawatt-hours against 23.92 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Italy and Spain?
- 0.18 terawatt-hours, with Spain 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 use by source?
- Italy ranks 41st and Spain ranks 40th of 79 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.