Australia vs Italy: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Australia
1.0%
in 2023
Italy
1.1%
in 2023
Australia rank
18th
Italy rank
16th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 18th and Italy ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Australia and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Australia ranks 18th and Italy ranks 16th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.