Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Italy
Italy: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 3.16 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Italy stood at 3.16 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Italy peaked at 3.16 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.42 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Italy 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.57 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.42 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.76 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.98 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.87 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.10 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.90 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.82 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.97 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.70 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.16 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 9 France 3.79 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 10 United Kingdom 3.75 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 11 Turkey 3.20 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 13 Mexico 2.89 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 14 South Korea 2.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 15 Spain 2.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Italy?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Italy was 3.16 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Italy ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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