Primary energy from solar and wind per person in Italy
Italy: Primary energy from solar and wind per person was 1,150 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary energy from solar and wind per person in Italy, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from solar and wind per person in Italy is 1,150 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from solar and wind per person in Italy peaked at 1,150 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Italy ranks 29th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0071 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0706 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1038 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 120.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 565.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 183.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 729.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 893.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 729.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,150 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 26 Chinese Taipei 1,219 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 27 Bulgaria 1,208 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 28 Hungary 1,175 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 30 Croatia 1,134 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 31 Cyprus 1,121 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 32 Luxembourg 1,120 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Italy
- Fuel imports 12.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2024)
- Gas production 32.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 551.92 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 32.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 551.92 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from solar and wind per person in Italy?
- Primary energy from solar and wind per person in Italy was 1,150 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from solar and wind per person recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1,150 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from solar and wind per person recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Italy rank for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from solar and wind per person rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from solar and wind per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.