Italy vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)

Italy
296,795 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
309,640 kt
in 2023
Italy rank
29th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
26th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 309,640 kt against 296,795 kt in Italy, a difference of 12,845 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Italy ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 231 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 190,389 kt 698,820 kt 508,431 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 337,687 kt 690,378 kt 352,691 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 369,566 kt 600,525 kt 230,960 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 417,824 kt 568,441 kt 150,617 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 445,298 kt 538,256 kt 92,957 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 343,770 kt 420,696 kt 76,926 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 302,172 kt 315,797 kt 13,625 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Italy or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 309,640 kt against 296,795 kt in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
12,845 kt, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Italy ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf