Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Italy
Italy: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was -10.36 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Italy, 1861–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Italy recorded -10.36 million tonnes for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 62.8% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Italy peaked at 33.47 million tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, -54.10 million tonnes, in 2009.
Italy ranks 209th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 204,777 tonnes | -333,424 tonnes | 641,200 tonnes | 9 |
| 1870s | 248,420 tonnes | -370,064 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 689,932 tonnes | -47,632 tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 233,397 tonnes | -1.21 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.21 million tonnes | -388,384 tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -709,351 tonnes | -7.39 million tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.54 million tonnes | -2.24 million tonnes | 5.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 209,295 tonnes | -13.39 million tonnes | 13.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | -634,891 tonnes | -34.78 million tonnes | 17.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.43 million tonnes | 520,680 tonnes | 10.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.56 million tonnes | 11.17 million tonnes | 24.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.56 million tonnes | -17.20 million tonnes | 26.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 million tonnes | -11.13 million tonnes | 18.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.08 million tonnes | -7.67 million tonnes | 33.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.15 million tonnes | -54.10 million tonnes | 17.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.44 million tonnes | -33.98 million tonnes | 11.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.54 million tonnes | -37.04 million tonnes | 33.33 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 58.92 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 41.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 26.01 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.09 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Italy?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Italy was -10.36 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 33.47 million tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -54.10 million tonnes in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Italy ranks 209th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.