Italy vs New Zealand: Renewable energy
Italy
116.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
102.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
9th
New Zealand rank
11th
Renewable energy over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 116.65 terawatt-hours against 102.73 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 13.92 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 11th of 80 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.77 terawatt-hours | 12.93 terawatt-hours | 15.84 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 29.71 terawatt-hours | 14.25 terawatt-hours | 15.46 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 29.9 terawatt-hours | 15.52 terawatt-hours | 14.38 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 37.76 terawatt-hours | 25.54 terawatt-hours | 12.21 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 64.69 terawatt-hours | 35.12 terawatt-hours | 29.57 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 109.23 terawatt-hours | 75.52 terawatt-hours | 33.71 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 113.25 terawatt-hours | 89.74 terawatt-hours | 23.52 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Italy or New Zealand?
- Italy, at 116.65 terawatt-hours against 102.73 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Italy and New Zealand?
- 13.92 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for renewable energy?
- Italy ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 11th 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 Renewable energy. 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.