China vs Italy: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre

China
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
27th
Italy rank
24th

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Italy
00000196519942023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

China ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 202 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre, China or Italy?
Italy, at 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre between China and Italy?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do China and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
China ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 6,253 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.