Italy vs United Kingdom: Cumulative co2 gas

Italy
5.90 billion
in 2024
United Kingdom
7.57 billion
in 2024
Italy rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
8th

Cumulative co2 gas over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 7.57 billion against 5.90 billion in Italy, a difference of 1.67 billion.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 146 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0 0 0 β€”
1890s 0 0 0 β€”
1900s 20,885 0 20,885 Italy
1910s 130,071 0 130,071 Italy
1920s 250,619 0 250,619 Italy
1930s 419,899 0 419,899 Italy
1940s 1.05 million 6,962 1.04 million Italy
1950s 25.60 million 157,186 25.44 million Italy
1960s 140.37 million 6.26 million 134.11 million Italy
1970s 404.18 million 320.19 million 83.99 million Italy
1980s 921.14 million 1.19 billion 271.26 million United Kingdom
1990s 1.76 billion 2.43 billion 669.45 million United Kingdom
2000s 3.06 billion 4.35 billion 1.29 billion United Kingdom
2010s 4.58 billion 6.16 billion 1.58 billion United Kingdom
2020s 5.64 billion 7.31 billion 1.67 billion United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co2 gas, Italy or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 7.57 billion against 5.90 billion in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co2 gas between Italy and United Kingdom?
1.67 billion, 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 gas?
Italy ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cumulative co2 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative co2 gas
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed