In 2022, the net electricity imports to Italy amounted to just above four million tons of oil equivalent. This value fluctuated between a peak of 4.37 million tons of oil equivalent in 2015 and an all-time low of 3.42 million tons of oil equivalent in 2020.
Electricity production in Italy
The net generation of electricity in Italy peaked between 2005 and 2010 when it reached 290 terawatt-hours. It then started to oscillate and amounted to roughly 276 terawatt-hours in 2022. In the same year, the main sources deployed to generate electricity in Italy were natural gas and renewables. Since 2019, natural gas has been the leading source of electricity at over 40 percent of the total.
Electricity consumption in Italy
The level of electricity consumption fluctuated over time, with an overall increase compared to the start of the 2000s. In 2022, the total electricity consumption in Italy amounted to approximately 300 terawatt-hours. The industry and the tertiary sectors had the greatest final electricity consumption, followed by the domestic sector. The agricultural sector recorded the lowest level of electricity consumption.
Total electricity imports in Italy in selected years between 2000 and 2022
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Electricity imports in million tons of oil equivalent
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Ministry of Environment and Energy Security. (July 24, 2023). Total electricity imports in Italy in selected years between 2000 and 2022 (in million tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/818655/net-electricity-imports-in-italy-in-selected-years/
Ministry of Environment and Energy Security. "Total electricity imports in Italy in selected years between 2000 and 2022 (in million tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/818655/net-electricity-imports-in-italy-in-selected-years/
Ministry of Environment and Energy Security. (2023). Total electricity imports in Italy in selected years between 2000 and 2022 (in million tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/818655/net-electricity-imports-in-italy-in-selected-years/
Ministry of Environment and Energy Security. "Total Electricity Imports in Italy in Selected Years between 2000 and 2022 (in Million Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/818655/net-electricity-imports-in-italy-in-selected-years/
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Total electricity imports in Italy in selected years between 2000 and 2022 (in million tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/818655/net-electricity-imports-in-italy-in-selected-years/