Net electricity imports in Italy
Italy: Net electricity imports was 46.9 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
46.9 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
51.25 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
32.2 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Italy is 46.9 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Italy peaked at 51.25 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.2 terawatt-hours, in 2020.
Italy ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Net electricity imports in Italy, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.65 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 35.08 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.3 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 39.43 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 37.6 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 37.43 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 37.39 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.83 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 40.73 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 42.01 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 44.35 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 48.38 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 50.6 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 50.97 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 45.63 terawatt-hours | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 49.15 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 44.99 terawatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 46.28 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 40.03 terawatt-hours | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 44.96 terawatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 44.16 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 45.73 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 43.1 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 42.14 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 43.72 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 46.38 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 37.03 terawatt-hours | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 37.76 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 43.9 terawatt-hours | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 38.14 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 32.2 terawatt-hours | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 42.79 terawatt-hours | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 42.99 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 51.25 terawatt-hours | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 51 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 46.9 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 46.9 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours, 469.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.84 terawatt-hours | 34.65 terawatt-hours | 42.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.53 terawatt-hours | 40.03 terawatt-hours | 50.97 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.21 terawatt-hours | 37.03 terawatt-hours | 46.38 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.52 terawatt-hours | 32.2 terawatt-hours | 51.25 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Italy?
- Net electricity imports in Italy was 46.9 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 51.25 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for net electricity imports?
- Italy ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.