Canada vs Italy: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price
Canada
37.8%
in 2025
Italy
41.3%
in 2025
Canada rank
41st
Italy rank
39th
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 41.3% against 37.8% in Canada, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 41st and Italy ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 24.4% | 23.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 43.2% | 31.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 40.6% | 3.6% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 41.3% against 37.8% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price between Canada and Italy?
- 3.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Canada ranks 41st and Italy ranks 39th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. 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 are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.