Net electricity imports in Italy
Italy: Net electricity imports was 46.9 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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 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.