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Primary energy supply in Italy from 2023 to 2024, by fuel (in exajoules)

Characteristic	Oil	Natural gas	Renewables	Coal	Hydroelectricity
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June 2025

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

2023 to 2024

Special properties

*the source changed its methodology in 2024, prior to 2024 figures were reported as consumption

Supplementary notes

Figures refer to commercially traded fuels, including modern renewables used to generate electricity.

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
This report was previously published by BP.

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Primary energy supply in Italy decreased by approximately ***petajoules in 2024, when compared to the previous year. Oil was the leading source of primary energy in the Mediterranean country that year. Primary energy supply describes the direct use of an energy source, without considering conversion or transformation processes.  

 Fossil fuels

Oil and natural gas remain the main primary energy sources used. In the last few years, the consumption of natural gas has become increasingly important in Italy, while oil consumption has decreased. However, oil surpassed natural gas in the primary energy mix during the global energy crisis in 2022 when gas prices increased to unprecedented levels.

Renewable energy

On the other hand, the consumption of renewable energy increased in 2022, amounting to some *** petajoules. The consumption of hydro sources (counted separately from renewables due to the use of large-scale plants) declined. Among renewable sources, solar power accounted for the greatest installed capacity and was the second source of renewable power in 2021, after water.