Italy vs United Kingdom: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Italy
289.58 million tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
308.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
22nd

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 308.37 million tonnes against 289.58 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 18.79 million tonnes.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 194 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1860s 18.99 million tonnes 224.26 million tonnes 205.27 million tonnes United Kingdom
1870s 24.57 million tonnes 299.15 million tonnes 274.58 million tonnes United Kingdom
1880s 36.14 million tonnes 354.22 million tonnes 318.08 million tonnes United Kingdom
1890s 43.13 million tonnes 401.86 million tonnes 358.73 million tonnes United Kingdom
1900s 41.80 million tonnes 476.61 million tonnes 434.81 million tonnes United Kingdom
1910s 45.49 million tonnes 512.28 million tonnes 466.79 million tonnes United Kingdom
1920s 54.64 million tonnes 447.24 million tonnes 392.59 million tonnes United Kingdom
1930s 56.51 million tonnes 464.81 million tonnes 408.30 million tonnes United Kingdom
1940s 45.70 million tonnes 508.89 million tonnes 463.19 million tonnes United Kingdom
1950s 79.19 million tonnes 570.93 million tonnes 491.74 million tonnes United Kingdom
1960s 185.64 million tonnes 621.60 million tonnes 435.96 million tonnes United Kingdom
1970s 297.27 million tonnes 633.83 million tonnes 336.56 million tonnes United Kingdom
1980s 339.41 million tonnes 567.46 million tonnes 228.05 million tonnes United Kingdom
1990s 406.21 million tonnes 581.37 million tonnes 175.16 million tonnes United Kingdom
2000s 445.18 million tonnes 572.08 million tonnes 126.90 million tonnes United Kingdom
2010s 340.94 million tonnes 449.79 million tonnes 108.85 million tonnes United Kingdom
2020s 306.45 million tonnes 320.84 million tonnes 14.38 million tonnes United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Italy or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 308.37 million tonnes against 289.58 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Italy and United Kingdom?
18.79 million tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.