Italy vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Italy
237.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
369.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
17th
United Kingdom rank
14th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 369.2 terawatt-hours against 237.88 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 131.32 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.23 terawatt-hours | 73.26 terawatt-hours | 6.98 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 82.13 terawatt-hours | 102.96 terawatt-hours | 20.83 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 83.12 terawatt-hours | 166.11 terawatt-hours | 82.99 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 78.86 terawatt-hours | 272.91 terawatt-hours | 194.05 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 111.2 terawatt-hours | 267.05 terawatt-hours | 155.84 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 204.5 terawatt-hours | 333.73 terawatt-hours | 129.23 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 223.21 terawatt-hours | 369.54 terawatt-hours | 146.33 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 369.2 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 United Kingdom?
- 131.32 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Italy ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.