Alternative and nuclear energy in Italy
Italy: Alternative and nuclear energy was 11.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
Italy recorded 11.3% for alternative and nuclear energy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Italy peaked at 11.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1990.
Italy ranks 50th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.9% | — |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.5% | 11.3% | 5 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.7233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Fuel imports 12.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Italy?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Italy was 11.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Italy ranks 50th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.