Italy vs Sweden: Share of electricity generation from solar and wind
Italy
25.0%
in 2025
Sweden
25.4%
in 2025
Italy rank
32nd
Sweden rank
30th
Share of electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 25.4% against 25.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 30th of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 7.8% | 4.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 21.4% | 1.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from solar and wind, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 25.4% against 25.0% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from solar and wind between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for share of electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Italy ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 30th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.