Italy vs United States: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Italy
-10.36 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
-14.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
209th
United States rank
212th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Italy
  • United States
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How they compare

Italy currently reports -10.36 million tonnes against -14.29 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 3.93 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 62 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 209th and United States ranks 212th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and United States in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United States Difference Ahead
1860s 204,777 tonnes 5.14 million tonnes 4.93 million tonnes United States
1870s 248,420 tonnes 8.18 million tonnes 7.93 million tonnes United States
1880s 689,932 tonnes 16.07 million tonnes 15.38 million tonnes United States
1890s 233,397 tonnes 29.07 million tonnes 28.84 million tonnes United States
1900s 1.21 million tonnes 54.48 million tonnes 53.27 million tonnes United States
1910s -709,351 tonnes 31.48 million tonnes 32.19 million tonnes United States
1920s 2.54 million tonnes 47.71 million tonnes 45.17 million tonnes United States
1930s 209,295 tonnes -29.26 million tonnes 29.47 million tonnes Italy
1940s -634,891 tonnes 49.39 million tonnes 50.03 million tonnes United States
1950s 5.43 million tonnes 66.70 million tonnes 61.27 million tonnes United States
1960s 17.56 million tonnes 120.32 million tonnes 102.77 million tonnes United States
1970s 11.56 million tonnes 87.36 million tonnes 75.80 million tonnes United States
1980s 1.95 million tonnes 5.15 million tonnes 3.20 million tonnes United States
1990s 6.08 million tonnes 84.00 million tonnes 77.93 million tonnes United States
2000s -4.15 million tonnes -31.42 million tonnes 27.27 million tonnes Italy
2010s -8.44 million tonnes -25.02 million tonnes 16.58 million tonnes Italy
2020s -7.54 million tonnes -66.36 million tonnes 58.82 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, Italy or United States?
Italy, at -10.36 million tonnes against -14.29 million tonnes in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Italy and United States?
3.93 million tonnes, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
How do Italy and United States rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Italy ranks 209th and United States ranks 212th 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

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.