CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type in Italy
Italy: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type was 3.02 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions by fuel or industry type in Italy is 3.02 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions by fuel or industry type in Italy peaked at 6.19 million tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.92 million tonnes, in 2020.
Italy ranks 13th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.34 million tonnes | 5.07 million tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.62 million tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | 6.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.60 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 4.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 3.40 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 co₂ emissions by fuel or industry type in Italy?
- Co₂ emissions by fuel or industry type in Italy was 3.02 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions by fuel or industry type recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 million tonnes in 2005.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions by fuel or industry type recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 million tonnes in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for co₂ emissions by fuel or industry type?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions by fuel or industry type rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.