India vs Italy: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
India
1,074 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Italy
1,021 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
India rank
34th
Italy rank
35th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Italy
How they compare
India currently reports 1,074 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,021 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 53 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 34th and Italy ranks 35th of 204 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 | 50.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 667.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 616.96 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 76.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,178 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,102 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 133.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,277 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,143 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 252.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,508 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,255 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 410.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,624 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,213 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 730.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,266 tonnes per square kilometre | 534.69 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 954.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,077 tonnes per square kilometre | 123.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, India or Italy?
- India, at 1,074 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,021 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between India and Italy?
- 53 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 34th and Italy ranks 35th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.