Germany vs Italy: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Germany
-3.6%
in 2024
Italy
-3.3%
in 2024
Germany rank
199th
Italy rank
197th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports -3.3% against -3.6% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 74 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
Germany ranks 199th and Italy ranks 197th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 8.9% | 258.7% | 249.8% | Italy |
| 1870s | 4.8% | 10.3% | 5.4% | Italy |
| 1880s | 6.1% | 10.2% | 4.1% | Italy |
| 1890s | 4.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1900s | 4.2% | 6.7% | 2.6% | Italy |
| 1910s | -0.9% | -2.3% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 1920s | 4.6% | 9.5% | 4.9% | Italy |
| 1930s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1940s | 9.7% | 36.4% | 26.8% | Italy |
| 1950s | 5.9% | 9.1% | 3.2% | Italy |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 11.2% | 7.7% | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 3.7% | 3.0% | Italy |
| 1980s | -1.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 1990s | -1.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | -1.2% | -0.9% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -2.1% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | -4.0% | -2.0% | 2.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Germany or Italy?
- Italy, at -3.3% against -3.6% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Germany and Italy?
- 0.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Germany ranks 199th and Italy ranks 197th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.