Carbon intensity of electricity in Italy in 2025 — 285 g/kWh. Ranked 40 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 43.3%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 285 | +3 | +1.14% |
| 2024 | 281 | −42 | −12.95% |
| 2023 | 323 | −55 | −14.43% |
| 2022 | 378 | +39 | +11.42% |
| 2021 | 339 | +5 | +1.47% |
| 2020 | 334 | −17 | −4.87% |
| 2019 | 351 | −16 | −4.24% |
| 2018 | 367 | −26 | −6.6% |
| 2017 | 393 | +3 | +0.83% |
| 2016 | 390 | −9 | −2.28% |
| 2015 | 399 | +19 | +5.11% |
| 2014 | 379 | −20 | −4.93% |
| 2013 | 399 | −39 | −8.95% |
| 2012 | 438 | −7 | −1.67% |
| 2011 | 446 | −1 | −0.19% |
| 2010 | 446 | −12 | −2.65% |
| 2009 | 459 | −27 | −5.55% |
| 2008 | 486 | −19 | −3.81% |
| 2007 | 505 | −2 | −0.4% |
| 2006 | 507 | −3 | −0.67% |
| 2005 | 510 | −1 | −0.16% |
| 2004 | 511 | −12 | −2.34% |
| 2003 | 523 | +0 | +0.03% |
| 2002 | 523 | +24 | +4.89% |
| 2001 | 499 | −3 | −0.6% |
| 2000 | 502 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
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