Italy vs Sweden: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Italy
237.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
289.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
16th
Sweden rank
14th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 289.86 terawatt-hours against 237.88 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 51.98 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 14th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.23 terawatt-hours | 46.47 terawatt-hours | 33.76 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 82.13 terawatt-hours | 85.64 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 83.12 terawatt-hours | 229.29 terawatt-hours | 146.17 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 78.86 terawatt-hours | 288.32 terawatt-hours | 209.45 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 111.2 terawatt-hours | 293.37 terawatt-hours | 182.17 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 204.5 terawatt-hours | 315.2 terawatt-hours | 110.7 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 223.21 terawatt-hours | 303.78 terawatt-hours | 80.57 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 289.86 terawatt-hours against 237.88 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Italy and Sweden?
- 51.98 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Italy ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 14th 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.