France vs Italy: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
France
-12.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy
-12.35 million tonnes
in 2024
France rank
188th
Italy rank
189th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports -12.23 million tonnes against -12.35 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 116,800 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
France ranks 188th and Italy ranks 189th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 25.50 million tonnes | 27.61 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1860s | 5.02 million tonnes | 17.75 million tonnes | 12.74 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1870s | 1.57 million tonnes | 21.29 million tonnes | 19.72 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1880s | -3.35 million tonnes | 28.11 million tonnes | 31.46 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | -13.62 million tonnes | 31.22 million tonnes | 44.85 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | -22.64 million tonnes | 23.34 million tonnes | 45.97 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | -53.04 million tonnes | 21.66 million tonnes | 74.70 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | -54.68 million tonnes | 23.26 million tonnes | 77.94 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | -50.93 million tonnes | 17.95 million tonnes | 68.88 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | -50.45 million tonnes | 17.39 million tonnes | 67.84 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | -24.16 million tonnes | 10.45 million tonnes | 34.62 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | -42.85 million tonnes | -2.04 million tonnes | 40.81 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | -45.06 million tonnes | -49.24 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | -27.55 million tonnes | -36.06 million tonnes | 8.51 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | -4.90 million tonnes | -37.29 million tonnes | 32.39 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | -17.48 million tonnes | -34.98 million tonnes | 17.50 million tonnes | France |
| 2010s | -8.75 million tonnes | -33.32 million tonnes | 24.57 million tonnes | France |
| 2020s | -8.84 million tonnes | -12.12 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, France or Italy?
- France, at -12.23 million tonnes against -12.35 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between France and Italy?
- 116,800 tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- France ranks 188th and Italy ranks 189th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.