Denmark vs Italy: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Denmark
-7.5%
in 2025
Italy
-4.0%
in 2025
Denmark rank
78th
Italy rank
75th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Denmark
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports -4.0% against -7.5% in Denmark, a difference of 3.5%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 78th and Italy ranks 75th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 10.3% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 1970s | -0.1% | 3.2% | 3.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | -5.1% | -0.9% | 4.3% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -0.1% | 1.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | -2.3% | -2.3% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | -0.9% | -2.1% | 1.2% | Denmark |
| 2020s | -2.3% | -0.2% | 2.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Denmark or Italy?
- Italy, at -4.0% against -7.5% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Denmark and Italy?
- 3.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Denmark ranks 78th and Italy ranks 75th of 79 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 oil. 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.