Australia vs Italy: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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 over time
- Australia
- Italy
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, 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 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?
- Australia ranks 14th and Italy ranks 17th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.