Italy vs United States: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Italy
700.34 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
703.03 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
United States rank
26th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 703.03 kilowatt-hours per person against 700.34 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 2.69 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and United States ranks 26th of 80 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 812.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,106 kilowatt-hours per person | 292.76 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 762.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,278 kilowatt-hours per person | 515.23 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1980s | 722.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,198 kilowatt-hours per person | 475.48 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 716.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,133 kilowatt-hours per person | 416.02 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 695.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 880.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 184.26 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 776.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 848.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 71.2 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 717.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 733.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.32 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Italy or United States?
- United States, at 703.03 kilowatt-hours per person against 700.34 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Italy and United States?
- 2.69 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Italy ranks 27th and United States ranks 26th 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 hydropower 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.