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Italy: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

284.95gCO2e per kWh · 2025-28.5% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Italy from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025284.948
2024281.435
2023323.288
2022377.849
2021339.101
2020334.193
2019351.281
2018366.86
2017392.79
2016389.54
2015398.724
2014379.308
2013398.962
2012438.174
2011445.611
2010446.492
2009458.587
2008485.493
2007504.765
2006506.747
2005510.152
2004510.997
2003523.272
2002523.053
2001498.683
2000501.619
1999500.887
1998519.767
1997519.854
1996525.41
1995541.598
1994517.858
1993517.525
1992527.209
1991533.819
1990564.26

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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