# Italy Electricity consumption

Italy Electricity consumption was 28,760 Gigawatt-hour in August 2026, down 11.4% from July 2026 and up 15.9% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 19,968 Gigawatt-hour (Apr 2020) to 32,455 Gigawatt-hour (Jul 2026), averaging 26,248 Gigawatt-hour.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `IT.ELECCONS.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Gigawatt-hour
- Coverage: 2008-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (224 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/italy/electricity-consumption

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| August 2026 | 28,760 Gigawatt-hour |
| July 2026 | 32,455 Gigawatt-hour |
| June 2026 | 28,034 Gigawatt-hour |
| May 2026 | 24,838 Gigawatt-hour |
| April 2026 | 23,889 Gigawatt-hour |
| March 2026 | 27,367 Gigawatt-hour |
| February 2026 | 25,353 Gigawatt-hour |
| January 2026 | 28,041 Gigawatt-hour |
| December 2025 | 26,135 Gigawatt-hour |
| November 2025 | 25,688 Gigawatt-hour |
| October 2025 | 25,602 Gigawatt-hour |
| September 2025 | 25,994 Gigawatt-hour |
| August 2025 | 24,815 Gigawatt-hour |
| July 2025 | 30,024 Gigawatt-hour |
| June 2025 | 27,552 Gigawatt-hour |
| May 2025 | 24,071 Gigawatt-hour |
| April 2025 | 23,172 Gigawatt-hour |
| March 2025 | 25,638 Gigawatt-hour |
| February 2025 | 24,845 Gigawatt-hour |
| January 2025 | 27,000 Gigawatt-hour |
| December 2024 | 25,672 Gigawatt-hour |
| November 2024 | 25,130 Gigawatt-hour |
| October 2024 | 25,476 Gigawatt-hour |
| September 2024 | 25,663 Gigawatt-hour |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.ELECCONS.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.ELECCONS.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```