Italy vs South Africa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Italy
26.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Africa
22.83 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
12th
South Africa rank
13th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Italy
- South Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 26.01 billion tonnes against 22.83 billion tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 3.18 billion tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 99.66 million tonnes | 156,941 tonnes | 99.50 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | 189.57 million tonnes | 10.60 million tonnes | 178.97 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 334.53 million tonnes | 68.32 million tonnes | 266.21 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 570.25 million tonnes | 221.99 million tonnes | 348.26 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 817.75 million tonnes | 463.09 million tonnes | 354.65 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 752.38 million tonnes | 429.54 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.53 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 347.90 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.98 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 143.16 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 3.22 billion tonnes | 2.84 billion tonnes | 379.31 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 6.05 billion tonnes | 4.39 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 9.73 billion tonnes | 6.84 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 13.85 billion tonnes | 10.14 billion tonnes | 3.71 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 18.52 billion tonnes | 13.99 billion tonnes | 4.53 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 22.81 billion tonnes | 18.58 billion tonnes | 4.23 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 25.37 billion tonnes | 21.95 billion tonnes | 3.42 billion tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Italy or South Africa?
- Italy, at 26.01 billion tonnes against 22.83 billion tonnes in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Italy and South Africa?
- 3.18 billion tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
- How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Italy ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 13th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.