Share of electricity production by source in Italy
Italy: Share of electricity production by source was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Italy, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity production by source in Italy stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Italy peaked at 16.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
Italy ranks 71st of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 16.2% | — |
| 1986 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -26.5% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -34.7% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +64.3% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -37.4% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -70.8% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 4.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 15.1% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 7.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 9.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 6.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 1.4% | 8.1% | 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 share of electricity production by source in Italy?
- Share of electricity production by source in Italy was 1.4% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Italy ranks 71st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.