Italy vs United Kingdom: Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy
Italy
20.9%
in 2020
United Kingdom
26.0%
in 2020
Italy rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
6th
Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 26.0% against 20.9% in Italy, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 18.3% | 4.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 29.5% | 0.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 25.8% | 2.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 26.0% | 5.1% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 26.0% against 20.9% in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 5.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy?
- Italy ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net energy embedded in traded goods is the difference in energy embedded in exported goods, and imported goods. A positive value means that a country is a net importer; a negative means it's a net exporter. This is given as a percentage of a country's domestic energy use.