Italy - Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)

Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Italy was 4.75 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 62.36 in 1973, while its lowest value was 4.75 in 2015.

Definition: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1960 6.67
1961 16.14
1962 24.00
1963 23.17
1964 33.83
1965 32.56
1966 33.13
1967 36.24
1968 40.01
1969 45.31
1970 49.19
1971 55.40
1972 57.39
1973 62.36
1974 61.93
1975 57.15
1976 57.40
1977 52.43
1978 56.68
1979 56.15
1980 57.00
1981 56.31
1982 51.67
1983 50.90
1984 41.37
1985 41.80
1986 41.02
1987 45.36
1988 44.70
1989 49.63
1990 48.19
1991 47.74
1992 52.10
1993 51.84
1994 50.85
1995 50.89
1996 48.91
1997 45.96
1998 42.30
1999 35.25
2000 31.81
2001 27.59
2002 31.62
2003 26.54
2004 19.51
2005 15.87
2006 14.90
2007 11.48
2008 10.03
2009 9.02
2010 7.27
2011 6.61
2012 6.35
2013 5.38
2014 5.09
2015 4.75

Development Relevance: Oil includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, refinery feedstocks and additives, other hydrocarbons (including emulsified oils, synthetic crude oil, mineral oils extracted from bituminous minerals such as oil shale, and bituminous sand) and petroleum products (refinery gas, ethane, LPG, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, jet fuels, kerosene, gas/diesel oil, heavy fuel oil, naphtha, white spirit, lubricants, bitumen, paraffin waxes and petroleum coke). Use of energy is important in improving people's standard of living. But electricity generation also can damage the environment. Whether such damage occurs depends largely on how electricity is generated. For example, burning coal releases twice as much carbon dioxide - a major contributor to global warming - as does burning an equivalent amount of natural gas. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions result primarily from fossil fuel combustion and cement manufacturing. In combustion different fossil fuels release different amounts of carbon dioxide for the same level of energy use: oil releases about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas, and coal releases about twice as much. Nuclear energy does not generate carbon dioxide emissions, but it produces other dangerous waste products.

Limitations and Exceptions: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable. Data on access to electricity are collected by the IEA from industry, national surveys, and international sources.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) is the share of electricity produced by oil and petroleum products in total electricity production which is the total number of GWh generated by power plants separated into electricity plants and CHP plants. The International Energy Agency (IEA) compiles data on energy inputs used to generate electricity. IEA data for countries that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. In addition, estimates are sometimes made to complete major aggregates from which key data are missing, and adjustments are made to compensate for differences in definitions. The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Electricity production shares may not sum to 100 percent because other sources of generated electricity (such as geothermal, solar, and wind) are not shown. Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use