Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Italy

Italy: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.0902 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0902
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
112th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.1509
in 2004
All-time low
0.0902
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Italy, 2000–2023

00.050.10.152000201120232000: 0.1452001: 0.1422002: 0.1442003: 0.152004: 0.1512005: 0.152006: 0.1452007: 0.1412008: 0.1382009: 0.132010: 0.1312011: 0.1282012: 0.1262013: 0.1182014: 0.1122015: 0.1142016: 0.1112017: 0.1082018: 0.1062019: 0.1032020: 0.12021: 0.1032022: 0.0992023: 0.09

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.0902 for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Italy peaked at 0.1509 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0902, in 2023.

That places Italy 112th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars) in Italy, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1448
2001 0.1418 -2.0%
2002 0.1438 +1.4%
2003 0.1498 +4.2%
2004 0.1509 +0.7%
2005 0.1502 -0.4%
2006 0.1452 -3.3%
2007 0.1406 -3.1%
2008 0.138 -1.9%
2009 0.1304 -5.5%
2010 0.1312 +0.6%
2011 0.1277 -2.7%
2012 0.1258 -1.5%
2013 0.118 -6.2%
2014 0.1116 -5.5%
2015 0.1142 +2.4%
2016 0.1115 -2.4%
2017 0.1083 -2.8%
2018 0.106 -2.2%
2019 0.1029 -2.9%
2020 0.1001 -2.7%
2021 0.1028 +2.7%
2022 0.0992 -3.5%
2023 0.0902 -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1436 0.1304 0.1509 10
2010s 0.1157 0.1029 0.1312 10
2020s 0.0981 0.0902 0.1028 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 109 Finland 0.0927 compare
  2. 110 Ghana 0.0913 compare
  3. 111 Guyana 0.0906 compare
  4. 113 Colombia 0.0891 compare
  5. 114 Austria 0.0889 compare
  6. 115 Eritrea 0.0885 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Italy?
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Italy was 0.0902 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.1509 in 2004.
What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0902 in 2023.
How does Italy rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
Italy ranks 112th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,687 data points, 2000–2023
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