Australia vs Italy: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Australia
0.0123 °C
in 2024
Italy
0.0132 °C
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Italy rank
17th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0132 °C against 0.0123 °C in Australia, a difference of 0.0009 °C.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Italy ranks 17th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Italy in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0003 °C | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0033 °C | 0.0038 °C | 0.0005 °C | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0046 °C | 0.0058 °C | 0.0012 °C | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0062 °C | 0.0078 °C | 0.0016 °C | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0081 °C | 0.01 °C | 0.0019 °C | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0103 °C | 0.012 °C | 0.0017 °C | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0119 °C | 0.013 °C | 0.0011 °C | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.0132 °C against 0.0123 °C in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Australia and Italy?
- 0.0009 °C, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Australia ranks 19th and Italy ranks 17th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.