Ireland vs Italy: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Ireland
4,177 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
4,022 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
33rd
Italy rank
35th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4,177 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,022 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 155 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Ireland ranks 33rd 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 | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 271.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,534 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,263 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 214.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,496 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,282 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 228.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,464 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,236 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 252.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,379 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,126 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 601.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,902 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,300 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,096 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,384 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,288 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,660 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,749 kilowatt-hours per person | 89.04 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, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 4,177 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 Ireland and Italy?
- 155 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Ireland ranks 33rd 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.