Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
36th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Italy, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1965.
Italy ranks 36th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0046 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0058 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0059 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0064 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0043 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0055 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0058 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0058 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0064 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0062 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0044 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0059 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 34 British Virgin Islands 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 35 Grenada 0.0047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0044 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 0.0042 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 39 China 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Italy
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Italy rank for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.