Australia vs Italy: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Australia
34.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy
26.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
14th
Italy rank
17th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 34.01 billion tonnes against 26.14 billion tonnes in Italy, a difference of 7.87 billion tonnes.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

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

Australia ranks 14th and Italy ranks 17th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
1860s 200.10 million tonnes 111.78 million tonnes 88.32 million tonnes Australia
1870s 442.42 million tonnes 316.53 million tonnes 125.89 million tonnes Australia
1880s 762.45 million tonnes 623.24 million tonnes 139.20 million tonnes Australia
1890s 1.18 billion tonnes 1.03 billion tonnes 145.08 million tonnes Australia
1900s 1.76 billion tonnes 1.45 billion tonnes 305.73 million tonnes Australia
1910s 2.39 billion tonnes 1.90 billion tonnes 487.00 million tonnes Australia
1920s 3.57 billion tonnes 2.38 billion tonnes 1.19 billion tonnes Australia
1930s 5.05 billion tonnes 2.95 billion tonnes 2.10 billion tonnes Australia
1940s 5.98 billion tonnes 3.47 billion tonnes 2.51 billion tonnes Australia
1950s 7.51 billion tonnes 4.06 billion tonnes 3.45 billion tonnes Australia
1960s 10.32 billion tonnes 5.34 billion tonnes 4.97 billion tonnes Australia
1970s 12.94 billion tonnes 7.86 billion tonnes 5.08 billion tonnes Australia
1980s 15.84 billion tonnes 11.14 billion tonnes 4.70 billion tonnes Australia
1990s 18.90 billion tonnes 14.87 billion tonnes 4.04 billion tonnes Australia
2000s 23.80 billion tonnes 19.21 billion tonnes 4.59 billion tonnes Australia
2010s 29.59 billion tonnes 23.14 billion tonnes 6.45 billion tonnes Australia
2020s 33.15 billion tonnes 25.53 billion tonnes 7.62 billion tonnes Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Australia or Italy?
Australia, at 34.01 billion tonnes against 26.14 billion tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Australia and Italy?
7.87 billion tonnes, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 14th and Italy ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.