Which has higher natural gas — emissions, Asia or Italy?

Asia, at 12,500 kt against 996.04 kt in Italy as of 2023.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Asia vs Italy: Natural gas — Emissions

Asia

12,500 kt

in 2023

Italy

996.04 kt

in 2023

Asia rank

4th

Italy rank

6th

Natural gas — Emissions over time

Asia
Italy

How they compare

Asia currently reports 12,500 kt against 996.04 kt in Italy, a difference of 11,504 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 12.5 times Italy's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 4th and Italy ranks 6th of 25 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	994.29 kt	256.87 kt	737.42 kt	Asia
2000s	1,132 kt	360.79 kt	771.21 kt	Asia
2010s	4,774 kt	347.95 kt	4,426 kt	Asia
2020s	12,094 kt	812.07 kt	11,282 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas — emissions, Asia or Italy?: Asia, at 12,500 kt against 996.04 kt in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural gas — emissions between Asia and Italy?: 11,504 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Italy?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and Italy rank globally for natural gas — emissions?: Asia ranks 4th and Italy ranks 6th of 25 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Natural gas — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Natural gas — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 82 places, 2,339 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.