Italy vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Italy
5.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
4.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
10th
Netherlands rank
13th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 5.90 billion tonnes against 4.17 billion tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 1.72 billion tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 146 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 11 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 20,885 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 20,885 tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 130,071 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 130,071 tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 250,619 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 250,619 tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 419,899 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 419,899 tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.05 million tonnes | 3,297 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 25.60 million tonnes | 660,241 tonnes | 24.94 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 140.37 million tonnes | 18.02 million tonnes | 122.35 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 404.18 million tonnes | 385.49 million tonnes | 18.69 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 921.14 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 196.08 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.76 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | 123.90 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.06 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | 340.77 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.58 billion tonnes | 3.53 billion tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 5.64 billion tonnes | 4.06 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 5.90 billion tonnes against 4.17 billion tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Italy and Netherlands?
- 1.72 billion 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 gas?
- Italy ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.