Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Italy
Italy: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 48.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Italy, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 48.8% for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Italy peaked at 50.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2007.
That places Italy 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.1% | 17.7% | 27.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 16.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 25.9% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 35.9% | 50.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 81 Cook Islands 50.0% compare
- 82 Greece 49.7% compare
- 83 Rwanda 49.6% compare
- 86 Myanmar 47.9% compare
- 87 North Macedonia 47.2% compare
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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Italy?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Italy was 48.8% 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 low-carbon sources recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Italy ranks 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.