Australia vs Italy: Electricity generation from solar
Australia
56.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
44.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Italy rank
9th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 56.09 terawatt-hours against 44.63 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 11.46 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0203 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.0103 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.101 terawatt-hours | 0.109 terawatt-hours | 0.008 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 6.74 terawatt-hours | 19.12 terawatt-hours | 12.38 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 40.64 terawatt-hours | 31.57 terawatt-hours | 9.07 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 56.09 terawatt-hours against 44.63 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Australia and Italy?
- 11.46 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Australia ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. 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.