Fossil electricity share in Italy
Oil, gas and coal produced 50.1% of electricity in Italy in 2025.
Italy, 2025
50.1%
Change from 2024
+1.4percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Fossil electricity share in Italy over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.1% | – |
| 2024 | 48.7% | – |
| 2023 | 54.2% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 48.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 59.9%, the figure has changed by −9.9 percentage points.
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Net energy imports
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Energy import dependency
73.9%
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Electricity price for households
€0.3142 per kWh
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Natural gas price for households
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