Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Italy
Italy: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 15.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 15.1% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Italy peaked at 16.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2020.
Italy ranks 36th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.4% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 10.4% | 16.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More energy & mining data for Italy
- Fuel imports 12.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2024)
- Gas production 32.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 551.92 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 32.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 551.92 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 3.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.1% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 49.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Italy?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Italy was 15.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.