Italy vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled

Italy
14.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
14.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 14.65 billion tonnes against 14.08 billion tonnes in Italy, a difference of 568.60 million tonnes.

Across all 165 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 215 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1860s 77,677 tonnes 249,885 tonnes 172,209 tonnes United Kingdom
1870s 1.04 million tonnes 1.53 million tonnes 492,665 tonnes United Kingdom
1880s 2.84 million tonnes 7.11 million tonnes 4.28 million tonnes United Kingdom
1890s 5.32 million tonnes 21.29 million tonnes 15.97 million tonnes United Kingdom
1900s 7.88 million tonnes 50.45 million tonnes 42.57 million tonnes United Kingdom
1910s 11.84 million tonnes 101.07 million tonnes 89.23 million tonnes United Kingdom
1920s 20.78 million tonnes 221.25 million tonnes 200.47 million tonnes United Kingdom
1930s 41.90 million tonnes 438.67 million tonnes 396.77 million tonnes United Kingdom
1940s 70.33 million tonnes 748.36 million tonnes 678.03 million tonnes United Kingdom
1950s 222.30 million tonnes 1.25 billion tonnes 1.02 billion tonnes United Kingdom
1960s 977.55 million tonnes 2.51 billion tonnes 1.53 billion tonnes United Kingdom
1970s 3.08 billion tonnes 4.90 billion tonnes 1.82 billion tonnes United Kingdom
1980s 5.64 billion tonnes 7.16 billion tonnes 1.52 billion tonnes United Kingdom
1990s 8.15 billion tonnes 9.28 billion tonnes 1.14 billion tonnes United Kingdom
2000s 10.68 billion tonnes 11.31 billion tonnes 635.45 million tonnes United Kingdom
2010s 12.64 billion tonnes 13.12 billion tonnes 483.72 million tonnes United Kingdom
2020s 13.77 billion tonnes 14.34 billion tonnes 568.80 million tonnes United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Italy or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 14.65 billion tonnes against 14.08 billion tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Italy and United Kingdom?
568.60 million tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 21,826 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.