Italy vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Net electricity imports

Italy
46.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
29.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
3rd

Net electricity imports over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 46.9 terawatt-hours against 29.07 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 17.83 terawatt-hours.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.6 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 3rd of 210 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 37.84 terawatt-hours 15.52 terawatt-hours 22.32 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 46.53 terawatt-hours 7.76 terawatt-hours 38.78 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 42.21 terawatt-hours 14.96 terawatt-hours 27.25 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 44.52 terawatt-hours 20.71 terawatt-hours 23.81 terawatt-hours Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Italy or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Italy, at 46.9 terawatt-hours against 29.07 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
17.83 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for net electricity imports?
Italy ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 3rd of 210 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

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.