Italy vs United Kingdom: Methane emissions
Italy
40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Kingdom
43.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Italy rank
43rd
United Kingdom rank
40th
Methane emissions over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 43.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Italy, a difference of 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 16.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 17.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 17.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 18.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 19.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 20.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 21.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 23.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 24.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 30.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 42.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 55.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 61.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 62.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 59.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 56.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 48.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2020s | 42.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 43.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for methane emissions?
- Italy ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 40th 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.