India vs Italy: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
India
1,077 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Italy
979.24 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
India rank
26th
Italy rank
28th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Italy
How they compare
India currently reports 1,077 tonnes per square kilometre against 979.24 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 97.76 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
India ranks 26th and Italy ranks 28th of 192 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 180.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 659.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 479.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 169.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,011 tonnes per square kilometre | 841.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 203.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,154 tonnes per square kilometre | 950.71 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 300.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,381 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,081 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 451.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,505 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,054 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 783.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,153 tonnes per square kilometre | 369.34 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 968.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,036 tonnes per square kilometre | 67.82 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, India or Italy?
- India, at 1,077 tonnes per square kilometre against 979.24 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between India and Italy?
- 97.76 tonnes per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Italy rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 26th and Italy ranks 28th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.