China vs Italy: Primary energy use, per square kilometre
China
0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
38th
Italy rank
36th
Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
China ranks 38th and Italy ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0063 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0043 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between China and Italy?
- 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 38th and Italy ranks 36th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.