Australia vs Italy: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Australia
4,491 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
4,022 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Italy rank
35th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4,491 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,022 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 469 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 35th of 80 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 738.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,534 kilowatt-hours per person | 796.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 1,035 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,496 kilowatt-hours per person | 461.39 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 958.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,464 kilowatt-hours per person | 505.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,379 kilowatt-hours per person | 354.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 1,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,902 kilowatt-hours per person | 674.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,932 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,384 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,452 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,712 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,749 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.63 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 4,491 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,022 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Australia and Italy?
- 469 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 35th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.