Italy vs Pakistan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Italy
-12.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
-17.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
189th
Pakistan rank
192nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Italy
- Pakistan
How they compare
Italy currently reports -12.35 million tonnes against -17.15 million tonnes in Pakistan, a difference of 4.80 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 189th and Pakistan ranks 192nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 9 and Pakistan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 27.61 million tonnes | 76,175 tonnes | 27.54 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1860s | 17.75 million tonnes | -290,266 tonnes | 18.04 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1870s | 21.29 million tonnes | -786,745 tonnes | 22.07 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1880s | 28.11 million tonnes | -1.16 million tonnes | 29.27 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | 31.22 million tonnes | -1.24 million tonnes | 32.46 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 23.34 million tonnes | -521,431 tonnes | 23.86 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 21.66 million tonnes | 7.51 million tonnes | 14.15 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 23.26 million tonnes | 17.72 million tonnes | 5.54 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 17.95 million tonnes | 24.94 million tonnes | 6.99 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1940s | 17.39 million tonnes | 63.97 million tonnes | 46.58 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 10.45 million tonnes | 74.32 million tonnes | 63.87 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1960s | -2.04 million tonnes | 49.48 million tonnes | 51.52 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | -49.24 million tonnes | 16.37 million tonnes | 65.61 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | -36.06 million tonnes | 10.59 million tonnes | 46.65 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1990s | -37.29 million tonnes | 10.88 million tonnes | 48.17 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | -34.98 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 36.76 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | -33.32 million tonnes | 14.88 million tonnes | 48.20 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | -12.12 million tonnes | -12.66 million tonnes | 536,802 tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Italy or Pakistan?
- Italy, at -12.35 million tonnes against -17.15 million tonnes in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Italy and Pakistan?
- 4.80 million tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Pakistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Pakistan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Italy ranks 189th and Pakistan ranks 192nd 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.