Italy vs United States: Share of primary energy from wind
Italy
1.4%
in 2025
United States
1.8%
in 2025
Italy rank
30th
United States rank
27th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.8% against 1.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Italy ranks 30th and United States ranks 27th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Italy or United States?
- United States, at 1.8% against 1.4% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Italy and United States?
- 0.4%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Italy ranks 30th and United States ranks 27th of 79 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.