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
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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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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