Italy vs Switzerland: Primary energy use, per square kilometre
Italy
0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0066 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
36th
Switzerland rank
33rd
Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0066 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0065 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0063 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0073 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0076 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0072 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0054 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0064 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0066 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 33rd 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.