Italy vs Slovakia: CO₂ emissions per capita
Italy
5.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Slovakia
5.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Italy rank
66th
Slovakia rank
63rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Italy
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 5.28 tonnes per person against 5.09 tonnes per person in Italy, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Slovakia ahead.
Italy ranks 66th and Slovakia ranks 63rd of 213 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0459 tonnes per person | 0.2911 tonnes per person | 0.2451 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 0.1151 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.987 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 0.2642 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 0.369 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 0.5325 tonnes per person | 4.2 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 0.6556 tonnes per person | 4.47 tonnes per person | 3.81 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 0.8144 tonnes per person | 3.71 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0.9226 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 0.6321 tonnes per person | 5.25 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 1.43 tonnes per person | 6.38 tonnes per person | 4.95 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 3.64 tonnes per person | 8.8 tonnes per person | 5.16 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 6.31 tonnes per person | 11.64 tonnes per person | 5.33 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 6.61 tonnes per person | 11.4 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 7.75 tonnes per person | 8.88 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 8.23 tonnes per person | 7.76 tonnes per person | 0.4691 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 6.6 tonnes per person | 0.4031 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 5.34 tonnes per person | 5.76 tonnes per person | 0.4211 tonnes per person | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Italy or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 5.28 tonnes per person against 5.09 tonnes per person in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Italy and Slovakia?
- 0.19 tonnes per person, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Slovakia?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Slovakia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Italy ranks 66th and Slovakia ranks 63rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.