Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Italy
Italy: Liquid biofuels — Energy production was 54,488 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Italy, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Italy recorded 54,488 TJ for liquid biofuels — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 122.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy production in Italy peaked at 54,488 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,360 TJ, in 2005.
Italy ranks 15th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Italy, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10,525 TJ | — |
| 2005 | 7,360 TJ | -30.1% |
| 2006 | 8,206 TJ | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 7,434 TJ | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 25,873 TJ | +248.1% |
| 2009 | 32,626 TJ | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 33,709 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 25,047 TJ | -25.7% |
| 2012 | 14,247 TJ | -43.1% |
| 2013 | 21,376 TJ | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 24,522 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 26,625 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 28,776 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 33,540 TJ | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 36,670 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 41,204 TJ | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 48,942 TJ | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 53,522 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 47,352 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 48,641 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 54,488 TJ | +12.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 54,488 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,553 TJ, 8.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Italy's 54,488 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,743 TJ, 7.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid biofuels — Energy production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +248.1% | 7,434 TJ | 25,873 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,337 TJ | 7,360 TJ | 32,626 TJ | 6 |
| 2010s | 28,572 TJ | 14,247 TJ | 41,204 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,589 TJ | 47,352 TJ | 54,488 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 liquid biofuels — energy production in Italy?
- Liquid biofuels — energy production in Italy was 54,488 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 54,488 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,360 TJ in 2005.
- How does Italy rank for liquid biofuels — energy production?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.2%. 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 Liquid biofuels — Energy production. 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.