Italy vs United Kingdom: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Italy
2.1%
in 2024
United Kingdom
2.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 2.7% against 2.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Italy ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 3.0% | 0.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.8% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 2.7% against 2.1% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 0.6%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Italy ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.