In Italy, national energy consumption per unit of GDP is among the lowest in Europe. The share of renewable energy is second only to Sweden

In Italy, energy consumption per unit of GDP is reduced by 16% from 2005 to 2021, while greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP are reduced by 27.2%. Similarly, since 2005, greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed have decreased in all the main productive sectors: from -6.6% for agriculture to -14.1% for industry.

In terms of renewable sources, Italy is second only to Sweden among the main European countries, in terms of share of gross domestic consumption of energy from renewable sources. The national share of renewable energy in gross domestic consumption is 19.4% in 2021, while the European average is 17.7%.