Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Italy
Italy: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 129.11 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Italy, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Italy recorded 129.11 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Italy peaked at 134.24 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.9 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Italy 17th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.85 terawatt-hours | 46.66 terawatt-hours | 50.93 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 49.32 terawatt-hours | 44.51 terawatt-hours | 58.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.39 terawatt-hours | 37.39 terawatt-hours | 52.88 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.13 terawatt-hours | 34.9 terawatt-hours | 51.32 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.85 terawatt-hours | 46.86 terawatt-hours | 69.26 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.58 terawatt-hours | 76.97 terawatt-hours | 120.68 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.93 terawatt-hours | 100.46 terawatt-hours | 134.24 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 58.92 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 41.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 26.01 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.09 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Italy?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Italy was 129.11 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 134.24 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.