Italy

Country in Europe

In brief

Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Scientific articles per year: 82,771 (2023). World rank 8 of 197; in Europe, 4 of 45. Patent applications by residents: 9,120 (2024). World rank 11 of 140; in Europe, 5 of 43. From 2015 to 2025: electricity use 5,141 → 5,178 (kWh per person) and electricity from fossil fuels 59.9% → 50.1%.

Internet and communications

Using the internet: 89.2% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 133 2024
Home broadband per 100 people: 31.8 2024
Internet domain: .it

Energy

Access to electricity: 100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person: 5,178 2025
Renewable share of energy use: 17.5% 2021
Electricity from renewables: 41% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels: 50.1% 2025
Mains voltage: 230 V
Plug types: C, F, L

Transport

Driving side: Right
Air passengers per year: 20,264,734 2023
Airports: 655 2025
Railways, km: 18,475 2020

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP: 1.4% 2023
Researchers per million people: 2,855 2023
Scientific articles per year: 82,771 2023
Patent applications by residents: 9,120 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports: 11.9% 2024