Which has higher ippu — emissions, Italy or South Africa?

South Africa, at 15,500 kt against 13,600 kt in Italy as of 2023.

What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Italy and South Africa?

1,900 kt, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs South Africa: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)

Italy

13,600 kt

in 2023

South Africa

15,500 kt

in 2023

Italy rank

34th

South Africa rank

31st

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) over time

Italy
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 15,500 kt against 13,600 kt in Italy, a difference of 1,900 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 31st of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22,422 kt	14,956 kt	7,467 kt	Italy
1970s	29,580 kt	15,450 kt	14,130 kt	Italy
1980s	28,630 kt	10,427 kt	18,203 kt	Italy
1990s	24,700 kt	11,047 kt	13,653 kt	Italy
2000s	26,260 kt	14,950 kt	11,310 kt	Italy
2010s	18,350 kt	16,880 kt	1,470 kt	Italy
2020s	15,100 kt	15,700 kt	600 kt	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, Italy or South Africa?: South Africa, at 15,500 kt against 13,600 kt in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Italy and South Africa?: 1,900 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for ippu — emissions?: Italy ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 31st of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 October 2026

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