Italy vs Norway: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Italy
237.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
166.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
16th
Norway rank
19th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Italy currently reports 237.88 terawatt-hours against 166.07 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 71.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 16th and Norway ranks 19th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.23 terawatt-hours | 53.81 terawatt-hours | 26.42 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 82.13 terawatt-hours | 73.86 terawatt-hours | 8.27 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 83.12 terawatt-hours | 101 terawatt-hours | 17.87 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 78.86 terawatt-hours | 115.89 terawatt-hours | 37.03 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 111.2 terawatt-hours | 127.55 terawatt-hours | 16.35 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 204.5 terawatt-hours | 138.95 terawatt-hours | 65.55 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 223.21 terawatt-hours | 157.98 terawatt-hours | 65.23 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Italy or Norway?
- Italy, at 237.88 terawatt-hours against 166.07 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Italy and Norway?
- 71.81 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Italy ranks 16th and Norway ranks 19th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy. 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 of total energy supply.