Australia vs Italy: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Australia
1.0%
in 2024
Italy
0.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Italy rank
19th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
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 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Australia and Italy?
- 0.2%, 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. 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 as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.