Equatorial Guinea vs Italy: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions

Equatorial Guinea
6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Italy
6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
75th
Italy rank
76th

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Italy
-20020185019372024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Italy, a difference of 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 75th and Italy ranks 76th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 8 and Italy in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Italy Difference Ahead
1850s 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
1860s 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
1870s 8.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
1880s 9.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
1890s 0.3468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Italy
1900s -6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Italy
1910s -8.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Italy
1920s 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
1930s -15.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Italy
1940s -15.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Italy
1950s -1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Italy
1960s -0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Italy
1970s -1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Italy
1980s -1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Italy
1990s 8.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Italy
2000s 17.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
2010s 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea
2020s 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Equatorial Guinea or Italy?
Equatorial Guinea, at 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Italy?
0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Italy?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Italy rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 75th and Italy ranks 76th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,904 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.