Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Italy
Italy: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Italy, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Italy stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Italy peaked at 15.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1990.
Italy ranks 32nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.1% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.4% | 15.5% | 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 share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Italy?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Italy was 15.5% in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.