Renewable electricity output in Italy
Italy: Renewable electricity output was 41.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Italy, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable electricity output in Italy stood at 41.0%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Italy peaked at 43.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1990.
Italy ranks 72nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.1% | — |
| 1991 | 20.5% | +27.4% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.1% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 17.0% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 26.6% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.0% | 42.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Italy?
- Renewable electricity output in Italy was 41.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for renewable electricity output?
- Italy ranks 72nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.