Germany vs Italy: Net electricity imports
Germany
19.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
46.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
Italy rank
1st
Net electricity imports over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 46.9 terawatt-hours against 19.8 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 27.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.4 times Germany's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 4th and Italy ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.415 terawatt-hours | 37.84 terawatt-hours | 38.26 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | -5.96 terawatt-hours | 46.53 terawatt-hours | 52.5 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | -33.8 terawatt-hours | 42.21 terawatt-hours | 76.01 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | -1.6 terawatt-hours | 44.52 terawatt-hours | 46.12 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Germany or Italy?
- Italy, at 46.9 terawatt-hours against 19.8 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Germany and Italy?
- 27.1 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Germany ranks 4th and Italy ranks 1st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.