Italy vs South Korea: Electricity generation from solar
Italy
44.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
37.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
9th
South Korea rank
10th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 44.63 terawatt-hours against 37.8 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 6.83 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.0075 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.109 terawatt-hours | 0.101 terawatt-hours | 0.008 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 19.12 terawatt-hours | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 14.22 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 31.57 terawatt-hours | 29.76 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 44.63 terawatt-hours against 37.8 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Italy and South Korea?
- 6.83 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Italy ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 10th 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.