Italy vs Kazakhstan: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Italy
325.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan
323.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Italy rank
20th
Kazakhstan rank
21st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 325.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 323.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan, a difference of 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 20th and Kazakhstan ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 16 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 781,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1860s | 8.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 975,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1870s | 11.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1880s | 16.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1890s | 20.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1900s | 27.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1910s | 32.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1920s | 40.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1930s | 48.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1940s | 41.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 964,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 90.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 225.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1970s | 391.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1980s | 419.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 286.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1990s | 489.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 220.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2000s | 523.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 218.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2010s | 405.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2020s | 343.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Italy or Kazakhstan?
- Italy, at 325.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 323.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Italy and Kazakhstan?
- 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kazakhstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Kazakhstan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Italy ranks 20th and Kazakhstan ranks 21st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.