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Where does Italy get its electricity? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Italy imported $5.3 billion of electricity, 8.5% of the world total. Its main sources were Switzerland (42%), France (37%) and Slovenia (6%). Italy was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of electricity.

Summary

Value
$5.3billion
Share of world total
8.5%
World rank
2nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 9 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Switzerland2.2Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —42.1%Land
France2Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —37.4%Land
Slovenia0.31Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —5.7%Land
Greece0.27Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —5.1%Sea
Austria0.27Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —5%Land
Montenegro0.25Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —4.8%Sea
Malta< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.01%Sea
Guatemala< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Switzerland has been its main source since 2022

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Switzerland 2.2
  • France 2
  • Slovenia 0.31
  • Greece 0.27
  • Austria 0.27

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland02.2
France0.782
Slovenia< 0.010.31
Greece00.27
Austria< 0.010.27

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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