Fossil fuels in Italy
Italy: Fossil fuels was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0
World rank
68th
of 220 countries
All-time high
29.16
in 1942
All-time low
0
in 2016
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Fossil fuels in Italy, 1900–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fossil fuels in Italy stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 125 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuels in Italy peaked at 29.16 in 1942 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
Italy ranks 68th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuels in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1.17 | — |
| 1901 | 1.04 | -11.2% |
| 1902 | 1.02 | -1.7% |
| 1903 | 0.8632 | -15.4% |
| 1904 | 0.6641 | -23.1% |
| 1905 | 1.02 | +53.4% |
| 1906 | 1.18 | +15.5% |
| 1907 | 1.13 | -3.7% |
| 1908 | 1.18 | +4.1% |
| 1909 | 1.36 | +15.7% |
| 1910 | 1.39 | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 1.38 | -0.7% |
| 1912 | 1.63 | +18.3% |
| 1913 | 1.71 | +4.7% |
| 1914 | 1.91 | +11.6% |
| 1915 | 2.36 | +24.0% |
| 1916 | 3.28 | +38.9% |
| 1917 | 4.41 | +34.2% |
| 1918 | 5.42 | +23.1% |
| 1919 | 2.93 | -45.9% |
| 1920 | 5.07 | +72.8% |
| 1921 | 3.44 | -32.2% |
| 1922 | 3.42 | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 3.75 | +9.8% |
| 1924 | 3.28 | -12.7% |
| 1925 | 4.24 | +29.4% |
| 1926 | 4.61 | +8.7% |
| 1927 | 1.44 | -68.8% |
| 1928 | 2.76 | +92.0% |
| 1929 | 3.72 | +35.0% |
| 1930 | 3.29 | -11.7% |
| 1931 | 2.81 | -14.5% |
| 1932 | 3 | +6.5% |
| 1933 | 3.66 | +22.0% |
| 1934 | 4.47 | +22.4% |
| 1935 | 5.57 | +24.4% |
| 1936 | 9.72 | +74.7% |
| 1937 | 12.94 | +33.1% |
| 1938 | 15.31 | +18.3% |
| 1939 | 21.38 | +39.6% |
| 1940 | 26.89 | +25.8% |
| 1941 | 27.4 | +1.9% |
| 1942 | 29.16 | +6.4% |
| 1943 | 16.7 | -42.7% |
| 1944 | 7.3 | -56.3% |
| 1945 | 9.77 | +33.8% |
| 1946 | 13.43 | +37.5% |
| 1947 | 15.55 | +15.7% |
| 1948 | 10.12 | -34.9% |
| 1949 | 11.09 | +9.6% |
| 1950 | 10.3 | -7.2% |
| 1951 | 11.64 | +13.1% |
| 1952 | 10.95 | -6.0% |
| 1953 | 11.06 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 10.31 | -6.7% |
| 1955 | 10.26 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 9.75 | -5.0% |
| 1957 | 9.3 | -4.7% |
| 1958 | 7.92 | -14.8% |
| 1959 | 9 | +13.6% |
| 1960 | 7.94 | -11.8% |
| 1961 | 9.76 | +23.0% |
| 1962 | 9.97 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 8.1 | -18.8% |
| 1964 | 6.77 | -16.5% |
| 1965 | 5.82 | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 6.03 | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 8.7 | +44.4% |
| 1968 | 7.19 | -17.4% |
| 1969 | 7.18 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 6 | -16.5% |
| 1971 | 7.46 | +24.4% |
| 1972 | 4.64 | -37.8% |
| 1973 | 5.29 | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 4.79 | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 5.01 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 4.95 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 4.5 | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 4.55 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.44 | -24.4% |
| 1980 | 5.18 | +50.5% |
| 1981 | 4.89 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 7.67 | +56.9% |
| 1983 | 7.05 | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 7.17 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 7.62 | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 4.18 | -45.2% |
| 1987 | 3.92 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 4.19 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 4.33 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 3.85 | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 3.79 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.88 | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 2.5 | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | -56.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6928 | -35.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5518 | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.87 | +57.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7612 | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4632 | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5639 | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5599 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6565 | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6861 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6988 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7115 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6739 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6364 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4712 | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 0.29 | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4068 | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3706 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3222 | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.294 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3464 | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3262 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.06 | 0.6641 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.64 | 1.38 | 5.42 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.57 | 1.44 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.21 | 2.81 | 21.38 | 10 |
| 1940s | 16.74 | 7.3 | 29.16 | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.05 | 7.92 | 11.64 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.75 | 5.82 | 9.97 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.06 | 3.44 | 7.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.62 | 3.92 | 7.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 | 0.4632 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5948 | 0.29 | 0.7115 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2066 | 0 | 0.4068 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- 68 Algeria 0 compare
- 68 American Samoa 0
- 68 Angola 0
- 68 Antarctica 0
- 68 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 68 Aruba 0
- 68 Austria 0 compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 0
- 68 Bahamas 0
- 68 Bahrain 0
- 68 Barbados 0
- 68 Belarus 0
- 68 Belgium 0 compare
- 68 Belize 0
- 68 Benin 0
- 68 Bermuda 0
- 68 Bolivia 0
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0
- 68 Brunei 0
- 68 Burkina Faso 0
- 68 Burundi 0 compare
- 68 Cameroon 0
- 68 Cape Verde 0
- 68 Cayman Islands 0
- 68 Central African Republic 0
- 68 Chad 0
- 68 Comoros 0
- 68 Congo 0
- 68 Cook Islands 0
- 68 Costa Rica 0
- 68 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 68 Croatia 0 compare
- 68 Cuba 0
- 68 Cyprus 0
- 68 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 68 Denmark 0 compare
- 68 Djibouti 0
- 68 Dominica 0
- 68 Dominican Republic 0
- 68 East Timor 0
- 68 Ecuador 0
- 68 Egypt 0 compare
- 68 El Salvador 0
- 68 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 68 Eritrea 0
- 68 Estonia 0
- 68 Falkland Islands 0
- 68 Faroe Islands 0
- 68 Fiji 0
- 68 Finland 0
- 68 France 0 compare
- 68 French Guiana 0
- 68 French Polynesia 0
- 68 Gabon 0
- 68 Gambia 0
- 68 Ghana 0
- 68 Gibraltar 0
- 68 Greenland 0 compare
- 68 Grenada 0
- 68 Guadeloupe 0
- 68 Guam 0
- 68 Guatemala 0
- 68 Guinea 0
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 68 Guyana 0
- 68 Haiti 0
- 68 Honduras 0
- 68 Hong Kong 0
- 68 Iceland 0
- 68 Iraq 0
- 68 Ireland 0 compare
- 68 Israel 0
- 68 Jamaica 0
- 68 Jordan 0
- 68 Kenya 0
- 68 Kiribati 0
- 68 Kuwait 0
- 68 Latvia 0
- 68 Lebanon 0
- 68 Lesotho 0 compare
- 68 Liberia 0
- 68 Libya 0
- 68 Lithuania 0
- 68 Luxembourg 0
- 68 Macao 0
- 68 Madagascar 0 compare
- 68 Maldives 0
- 68 Mali 0
- 68 Malta 0
- 68 Martinique 0
- 68 Mauritania 0
- 68 Mauritius 0
- 68 Micronesia (country) 0
- 68 Moldova 0
- 68 Montserrat 0
- 68 Morocco 0 compare
- 68 Namibia 0
- 68 Nauru 0
- 68 Netherlands 0 compare
- 68 Netherlands Antilles 0
- 68 New Caledonia 0
- 68 Nicaragua 0
- 68 Niue 0
- 68 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 68 Oman 0
- 68 Palestine 0
- 68 Panama 0
- 68 Papua New Guinea 0
- 68 Paraguay 0
- 68 Portugal 0 compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 0
- 68 Qatar 0
- 68 Reunion 0
- 68 Rwanda 0
- 68 Saint Helena 0
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 68 Saint Lucia 0
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 68 Samoa 0
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 68 Saudi Arabia 0
- 68 Senegal 0
- 68 Seychelles 0
- 68 Sierra Leone 0
- 68 Singapore 0
- 68 Slovakia 0 compare
- 68 Solomon Islands 0
- 68 Somalia 0
- 68 South Sudan 0
- 68 Spain 0 compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 0
- 68 Sudan 0
- 68 Suriname 0
- 68 Sweden 0 compare
- 68 Switzerland 0
- 68 Syria 0
- 68 Taiwan 0 compare
- 68 Togo 0
- 68 Tonga 0
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 68 Tunisia 0 compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 0
- 68 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 68 Tuvalu 0
- 68 Uganda 0
- 68 United Arab Emirates 0
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 68 Uruguay 0
- 68 Vanuatu 0
- 68 Western Sahara 0
- 68 Yemen 0
More energy & mining data for Italy
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 4.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 2.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuels in Italy?
- Fossil fuels in Italy was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuels recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 29.16 in 1942.
- What is the lowest fossil fuels recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for fossil fuels?
- Italy ranks 68th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuels rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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