France vs Italy: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
France
-18.2%
in 2025
Italy
-22.0%
in 2025
France rank
50th
Italy rank
52nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports -18.2% against -22.0% in Italy, a difference of 3.8%.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
France ranks 50th and Italy ranks 52nd of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | -0.8% | 4.4% | France |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 1.7% | 2.4% | France |
| 1980s | -2.3% | -2.8% | 0.5% | France |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 1.5% | France |
| 2000s | -1.8% | 1.7% | 3.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | France |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.4% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, France or Italy?
- France, at -18.2% against -22.0% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between France and Italy?
- 3.8%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- France ranks 50th and Italy ranks 52nd of 68 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 Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.