Canada vs Italy: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Canada
-12.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy
-10.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
211th
Italy rank
209th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports -10.36 million tonnes against -12.14 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 1.78 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 82 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
Canada ranks 211th and Italy ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and Italy in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 33,790 tonnes | 204,777 tonnes | 170,987 tonnes | Italy |
| 1870s | 149,858 tonnes | 248,420 tonnes | 98,562 tonnes | Italy |
| 1880s | 910,872 tonnes | 689,932 tonnes | 220,940 tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 787,760 tonnes | 233,397 tonnes | 554,363 tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 2.62 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 3.07 million tonnes | -709,351 tonnes | 3.78 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 2.29 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 247,787 tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | -402,625 tonnes | 209,295 tonnes | 611,920 tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 5.00 million tonnes | -634,891 tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.95 million tonnes | 5.43 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 12.26 million tonnes | 17.56 million tonnes | 5.29 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 13.46 million tonnes | 11.56 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.12 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 172,201 tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 8.10 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | -272,968 tonnes | -4.15 million tonnes | 3.87 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.79 million tonnes | -8.44 million tonnes | 12.23 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | -9.13 million tonnes | -7.54 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at -10.36 million tonnes against -12.14 million tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Canada and Italy?
- 1.78 million tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Canada ranks 211th and Italy ranks 209th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.