Italy vs United Arab Emirates: Methane emissions

Italy
40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Italy rank
43rd
United Arab Emirates rank
46th

Methane emissions over time

  • Italy
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th of 199 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1850s 16.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1860s 17.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 62,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1870s 17.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 62,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1880s 18.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 62,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1890s 19.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 62,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1900s 20.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1910s 21.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1920s 23.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1930s 24.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1940s 30.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 87,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1950s 42.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 142,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1960s 55.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 215,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1970s 61.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1980s 62.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
1990s 59.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
2000s 56.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
2010s 48.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy
2020s 42.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Italy or United Arab Emirates?
Italy, at 40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Italy and United Arab Emirates?
3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Arab Emirates?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Italy and United Arab Emirates rank globally for methane emissions?
Italy ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.