Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Italy
Italy: Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption was 1,618 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Italy, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Italy is 1,618 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Italy peaked at 2,699 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51 TJ, in 2010.
Italy ranks 13th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Italy, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 51 TJ | — |
| 2011 | 132 TJ | +158.8% |
| 2012 | 1,861 TJ | +1309.8% |
| 2013 | 1,866 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,866 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,866 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,842 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,730 TJ | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1,750 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,520 TJ | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 1,523 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,609 TJ | +71.3% |
| 2022 | 2,699 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 2,363 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 1,618 TJ | -31.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,618 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 417.08 TJ, 3.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,618 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 418.25 TJ, 3.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1309.8% | 132 TJ | 1,861 TJ |
| 2011 | +158.8% | 51 TJ | 132 TJ |
| 2021 | +71.3% | 1,523 TJ | 2,609 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,448 TJ | 51 TJ | 1,866 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,163 TJ | 1,523 TJ | 2,699 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,227 TJ compare
- 11 Switzerland 1,953 TJ compare
- 12 Uganda 1,669 TJ compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 1,395 TJ compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 1,172 TJ compare
- 16 Australia 1,160 TJ compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Italy?
- Gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Italy was 1,618 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gaseous biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,699 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest gaseous biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 TJ in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for gaseous biofuels — energy consumption?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gaseous biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.