Australia vs Italy: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Australia
386.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy
301.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Italy rank
19th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 386.73 million tonnes against 301.93 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 84.80 million tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Italy ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.01 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 232,603 tonnes | Italy |
| 1870s | 2.03 million tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1880s | 4.40 million tonnes | 8.03 million tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | 7.01 million tonnes | 11.90 million tonnes | 4.89 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 12.90 million tonnes | 18.47 million tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 21.52 million tonnes | 23.83 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 27.53 million tonnes | 31.38 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 28.84 million tonnes | 38.56 million tonnes | 9.72 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 42.07 million tonnes | 28.31 million tonnes | 13.76 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 69.39 million tonnes | 68.73 million tonnes | 655,730 tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 108.17 million tonnes | 187.68 million tonnes | 79.50 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 169.71 million tonnes | 346.51 million tonnes | 176.80 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 224.21 million tonnes | 375.46 million tonnes | 151.25 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 303.93 million tonnes | 443.50 million tonnes | 139.57 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 380.94 million tonnes | 480.16 million tonnes | 99.22 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 405.77 million tonnes | 374.26 million tonnes | 31.51 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 388.43 million tonnes | 318.57 million tonnes | 69.86 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 386.73 million tonnes against 301.93 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Australia and Italy?
- 84.80 million tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 16th and Italy ranks 19th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.