Rate of electrification in Italy

Italy: Rate of electrification was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.3%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
37th
of 50 countries
All-time high
26.0%
in 2014
All-time low
18.6%
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Rate of electrification in Italy, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 18.6 Percentage1991: 19.9 Percentage1992: 19.7 Percentage1993: 19 Percentage1994: 20.1 Percentage1995: 19.9 Percentage1996: 20 Percentage1997: 19.6 Percentage1998: 19.5 Percentage1999: 21.9 Percentage2000: 23.8 Percentage2001: 24.2 Percentage2002: 24.7 Percentage2003: 25 Percentage2004: 20.9 Percentage2005: 19.2 Percentage2006: 20 Percentage2007: 19.6 Percentage2008: 20.2 Percentage2009: 21.9 Percentage2010: 19.9 Percentage2011: 19.9 Percentage2012: 22.1 Percentage2013: 24.1 Percentage2014: 26 Percentage2015: 23.2 Percentage2016: 24.6 Percentage2017: 22.9 Percentage2018: 22.5 Percentage2019: 22.3 Percentage2020: 21 Percentage2021: 22 Percentage2022: 20.9 Percentage2023: 19.3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2023, rate of electrification in Italy stood at 19.3%.

The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of electrification in Italy peaked at 26.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1990.

That places Italy 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Rate of electrification in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Rate of electrification in Italy, 1990 to 2023.
Year Percentage Change
1990 18.6% —
1991 19.9% +7.4%
1992 19.7% -1.3%
1993 19.0% -3.3%
1994 20.1% +5.6%
1995 19.9% -1.0%
1996 20.0% +0.6%
1997 19.6% -2.1%
1998 19.5% -0.7%
1999 21.9% +12.3%
2000 23.8% +8.9%
2001 24.2% +1.8%
2002 24.7% +1.9%
2003 25.0% +1.3%
2004 20.9% -16.4%
2005 19.2% -7.9%
2006 20.0% +3.7%
2007 19.6% -1.6%
2008 20.2% +2.7%
2009 21.9% +8.5%
2010 19.9% -8.9%
2011 19.9% -0.1%
2012 22.1% +10.9%
2013 24.1% +9.2%
2014 26.0% +7.7%
2015 23.2% -10.7%
2016 24.6% +6.1%
2017 22.9% -7.0%
2018 22.5% -1.5%
2019 22.3% -1.1%
2020 21.0% -5.9%
2021 22.0% +4.8%
2022 20.9% -4.9%
2023 19.3% -7.6%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 19.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.3%, 56% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 19.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.1%, 66% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.8% 18.6% 21.9% 10
2000s 22.0% 19.2% 25.0% 10
2010s 22.7% 19.9% 26.0% 10
2020s 20.8% 19.3% 22.0% 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 34 Hungary 25.4% compare
  2. 35 Austria 21.8% compare
  3. 36 Denmark 20.5% compare
  4. 38 Belgium 18.1% compare
  5. 39 Spain 17.9% compare
  6. 40 Norway 17.7% compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is rate of electrification in Italy?
Rate of electrification in Italy was 19.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest rate of electrification recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest rate of electrification recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1990.
How does Italy rank for rate of electrification?
Italy ranks 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
Is rate of electrification rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Rate of electrification. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rate of electrification in Italy. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/rate-of-electrification/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/rate-of-electrification/italy/">Rate of electrification in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Rate of electrification
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 1,642 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed