Italy

Italy generated 44% of its electricity from clean sources, above the global average of 39%.

Italy relied on fossil fuels for 56% of its electricity in 2023. Its per capita emissions were below the global average.

Italy’s largest source of clean electricity is hydro (14%). While its share of wind and solar (21%) is above the global average (13%), it is almost half that of its southern European peers Spain (40%) and Portugal (40%).

Italy’s power sector emissions have fallen over the last two decades, predominantly due to a decline in electricity generation from oil and coal, which were in part replaced by an increase in wind and solar. 

Italy aims for 72% renewable electricity by 2030, while the IEA’s Net Zero Emissions scenario sets out a global target of 60% renewable electricity by 2030.