Italy vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Italy
4.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
3.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
23rd
Netherlands rank
24th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.80 billion tonnes against 3.99 billion tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 805.51 million tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 5.44 million tonnes | 78.91 million tonnes | 73.47 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 27.73 million tonnes | 126.37 million tonnes | 98.63 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 80.79 million tonnes | 200.58 million tonnes | 119.80 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 184.25 million tonnes | 305.25 million tonnes | 121.00 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 326.63 million tonnes | 442.55 million tonnes | 115.92 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 558.28 million tonnes | 641.29 million tonnes | 83.01 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 796.24 million tonnes | 873.26 million tonnes | 77.02 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 101.70 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | 145.26 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | 290.05 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1.97 billion tonnes | 2.37 billion tonnes | 399.61 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.28 billion tonnes | 2.58 billion tonnes | 292.14 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 2.73 billion tonnes | 17.00 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.28 billion tonnes | 3.03 billion tonnes | 244.09 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.87 billion tonnes | 3.37 billion tonnes | 501.43 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.48 billion tonnes | 3.72 billion tonnes | 759.86 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.76 billion tonnes | 3.95 billion tonnes | 805.97 million tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 4.80 billion tonnes against 3.99 billion tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Italy and Netherlands?
- 805.51 million tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Italy ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 24th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.