Share of electricity generation from wind in Italy
Italy: Share of electricity generation from wind was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind 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 generation from wind in Italy stood at 8.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Italy peaked at 9.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
That places Italy 39th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +197.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +288.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +86.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +70.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +34.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +109.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +46.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +37.6% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | -2.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 8.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 5.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Italy's 8.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +288.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1996 | +197.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 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 generation from wind in Italy?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Italy was 8.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Italy rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Italy ranks 39th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 generation from wind. 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.