Italy vs New Zealand: Share of primary energy from wind
Italy
1.4%
in 2025
New Zealand
1.5%
in 2025
Italy rank
30th
New Zealand rank
29th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 29th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Italy or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand 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 share of primary energy from wind?
- Italy ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 29th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from 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 energy supply.