Australia vs Italy: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Australia
110.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
129.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
18th
Italy rank
17th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 129.11 terawatt-hours against 110.58 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 18.53 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 18th and Italy ranks 17th of 209 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.73 terawatt-hours | 45.13 terawatt-hours | 28.4 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 19.22 terawatt-hours | 52.85 terawatt-hours | 33.62 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 37.28 terawatt-hours | 103.58 terawatt-hours | 66.3 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 88.9 terawatt-hours | 118.93 terawatt-hours | 30.02 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 129.11 terawatt-hours against 110.58 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Australia and Italy?
- 18.53 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Australia ranks 18th and Italy ranks 17th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.