Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Italy
Italy: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1,215 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Italy stood at 1,215 watts per capita. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Italy peaked at 1,215 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 312.6 watts per capita, in 2000.
That places Italy 31st out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Italy, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 312.6 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 319.22 watts per capita | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 326.17 watts per capita | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 332.06 watts per capita | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 334.58 watts per capita | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 346.05 watts per capita | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 351.18 watts per capita | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 365.42 watts per capita | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 388.75 watts per capita | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 430.23 watts per capita | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 490.45 watts per capita | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 674.69 watts per capita | +37.6% |
| 2012 | 769.68 watts per capita | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 802.9 watts per capita | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 813.77 watts per capita | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 829.57 watts per capita | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 843.64 watts per capita | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 860.14 watts per capita | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 878.65 watts per capita | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 900.16 watts per capita | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 921.26 watts per capita | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 946.62 watts per capita | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 997.62 watts per capita | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 1,089 watts per capita | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 1,215 watts per capita | +11.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,215 watts per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 watts per capita, 1.7× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,215 watts per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,062 watts per capita, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +37.6% | 490.45 watts per capita | 674.69 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 350.63 watts per capita | 312.6 watts per capita | 430.23 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 786.37 watts per capita | 490.45 watts per capita | 900.16 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,034 watts per capita | 921.26 watts per capita | 1,215 watts per capita | 5 |
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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Italy?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Italy was 1,215 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1,215 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 312.6 watts per capita in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Italy ranks 31st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).