Co2 land use per capita in Italy
Italy: Co2 land use per capita was -0.2081 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.2081
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
160th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.13
in 1856
All-time low
-1.23
in 1970
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Italy, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded -0.2081 for co2 land use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Italy peaked at 1.13 in 1856 and was at its lowest, -1.23, in 1970.
Italy ranks 160th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.03 | — |
| 1851 | 1.08 | +5.2% |
| 1852 | 1.12 | +3.7% |
| 1853 | 1.11 | -1.6% |
| 1854 | 1.06 | -4.3% |
| 1855 | 1.1 | +4.2% |
| 1856 | 1.13 | +2.9% |
| 1857 | 1.12 | -1.2% |
| 1858 | 1.13 | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 1.09 | -3.1% |
| 1860 | 0.889 | -18.6% |
| 1861 | 0.841 | -5.4% |
| 1862 | 0.8034 | -4.5% |
| 1863 | 0.7032 | -12.5% |
| 1864 | 0.632 | -10.1% |
| 1865 | 0.6046 | -4.3% |
| 1866 | 0.5614 | -7.1% |
| 1867 | 0.56 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.5458 | -2.5% |
| 1869 | 0.5073 | -7.1% |
| 1870 | 0.5722 | +12.8% |
| 1871 | 0.6624 | +15.8% |
| 1872 | 0.7252 | +9.5% |
| 1873 | 0.7365 | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 0.7189 | -2.4% |
| 1875 | 0.773 | +7.5% |
| 1876 | 0.8144 | +5.4% |
| 1877 | 0.8162 | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.8335 | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 0.816 | -2.1% |
| 1880 | 0.83 | +1.7% |
| 1881 | 0.89 | +7.2% |
| 1882 | 0.9316 | +4.7% |
| 1883 | 0.9095 | -2.4% |
| 1884 | 0.9008 | -1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.9273 | +2.9% |
| 1886 | 0.9291 | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.972 | +4.6% |
| 1888 | 0.9984 | +2.7% |
| 1889 | 0.9926 | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.9182 | -7.5% |
| 1891 | 0.9681 | +5.4% |
| 1892 | 0.9995 | +3.2% |
| 1893 | 0.9823 | -1.7% |
| 1894 | 0.929 | -5.4% |
| 1895 | 0.973 | +4.7% |
| 1896 | 1 | +2.8% |
| 1897 | 0.9825 | -1.8% |
| 1898 | 0.985 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.9442 | -4.1% |
| 1900 | 0.7962 | -15.7% |
| 1901 | 0.7228 | -9.2% |
| 1902 | 0.7361 | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 0.7343 | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.6887 | -6.2% |
| 1905 | 0.609 | -11.6% |
| 1906 | 0.6353 | +4.3% |
| 1907 | 0.6434 | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 0.6091 | -5.3% |
| 1909 | 0.5976 | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.562 | -6.0% |
| 1911 | 0.5482 | -2.5% |
| 1912 | 0.5947 | +8.5% |
| 1913 | 0.6264 | +5.3% |
| 1914 | 0.5859 | -6.5% |
| 1915 | 0.5607 | -4.3% |
| 1916 | 0.5873 | +4.7% |
| 1917 | 0.5865 | -0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.6321 | +7.8% |
| 1919 | 0.6671 | +5.5% |
| 1920 | 0.6176 | -7.4% |
| 1921 | 0.6366 | +3.1% |
| 1922 | 0.7781 | +22.2% |
| 1923 | 0.6861 | -11.8% |
| 1924 | 0.6424 | -6.4% |
| 1925 | 0.6074 | -5.4% |
| 1926 | 0.5382 | -11.4% |
| 1927 | 0.5344 | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.5241 | -1.9% |
| 1929 | 0.5191 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.4724 | -9.0% |
| 1931 | 0.5043 | +6.8% |
| 1932 | 0.4602 | -8.8% |
| 1933 | 0.434 | -5.7% |
| 1934 | 0.3761 | -13.4% |
| 1935 | 0.4398 | +16.9% |
| 1936 | 0.4011 | -8.8% |
| 1937 | 0.3609 | -10.0% |
| 1938 | 0.4535 | +25.7% |
| 1939 | 0.407 | -10.3% |
| 1940 | 0.3606 | -11.4% |
| 1941 | 0.3441 | -4.6% |
| 1942 | 0.4112 | +19.5% |
| 1943 | 0.4371 | +6.3% |
| 1944 | 0.4554 | +4.2% |
| 1945 | 0.443 | -2.7% |
| 1946 | 0.4233 | -4.5% |
| 1947 | 0.3566 | -15.8% |
| 1948 | 0.2886 | -19.1% |
| 1949 | 0.3576 | +23.9% |
| 1950 | 0.3447 | -3.6% |
| 1951 | 0.2513 | -27.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3035 | +20.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2684 | -11.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2101 | -21.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2364 | +12.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1813 | -23.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1789 | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.161 | -10.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0613 | -61.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0379 | -38.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0835 | +120.0% |
| 1962 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1963 | -0.0539 | -273584.5% |
| 1964 | -0.0461 | -14.5% |
| 1965 | -0.074 | +60.6% |
| 1966 | -0.0603 | -18.6% |
| 1967 | -0.0128 | -78.7% |
| 1968 | -0.1219 | +848.8% |
| 1969 | -0.1372 | +12.5% |
| 1970 | -1.23 | +797.0% |
| 1971 | -1.08 | -11.9% |
| 1972 | -1.06 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | -0.9315 | -12.4% |
| 1974 | -0.8864 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | -0.8488 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | -0.8381 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | -0.7224 | -13.8% |
| 1978 | -0.7051 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | -0.6893 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | -0.6606 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | -0.6259 | -5.3% |
| 1982 | -0.6633 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | -0.646 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | -0.673 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | -0.6389 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | -0.6202 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | -0.6389 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | -0.6067 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | -0.5761 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | -0.7046 | +22.3% |
| 1991 | -0.7616 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | -0.8292 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | -0.8569 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | -0.8867 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | -0.7469 | -15.8% |
| 1996 | -0.746 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.4809 | -35.5% |
| 1998 | -0.1329 | -72.4% |
| 1999 | -0.3728 | +180.6% |
| 2000 | -0.4594 | +23.3% |
| 2001 | -0.5685 | +23.7% |
| 2002 | -0.7075 | +24.4% |
| 2003 | -0.6113 | -13.6% |
| 2004 | -0.6683 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | -0.7883 | +17.9% |
| 2006 | -0.8248 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | -0.3227 | -60.9% |
| 2008 | -0.6629 | +105.4% |
| 2009 | -0.3831 | -42.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6564 | +71.3% |
| 2011 | -0.476 | -27.5% |
| 2012 | -0.711 | +49.4% |
| 2013 | -0.7034 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | -0.7202 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | -0.6367 | -11.6% |
| 2016 | -0.5492 | -13.7% |
| 2017 | -0.6655 | +21.2% |
| 2018 | -0.0118 | -98.2% |
| 2019 | -0.3808 | +3116.4% |
| 2020 | -0.477 | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0405 | -108.5% |
| 2022 | -0.1695 | -518.8% |
| 2023 | -0.2013 | +18.7% |
| 2024 | -0.2081 | +3.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's -0.2081 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -273584.5% | 0 | -0.0539 |
| 2019 | -3116.4% | -0.0118 | -0.3808 |
| 1968 | -848.8% | -0.0128 | -0.1219 |
| 1970 | -797.0% | -0.1372 | -1.23 |
| 2022 | -518.8% | 0.0405 | -0.1695 |
| 1999 | -180.6% | -0.1329 | -0.3728 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.1 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6648 | 0.5073 | 0.889 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7468 | 0.5722 | 0.8335 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9281 | 0.83 | 0.9984 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9682 | 0.9182 | 1 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6773 | 0.5976 | 0.7962 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5951 | 0.5482 | 0.6671 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6084 | 0.5191 | 0.7781 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4309 | 0.3609 | 0.5043 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3877 | 0.2886 | 0.4554 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2197 | 0.0613 | 0.3447 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0385 | -0.1372 | 0.0835 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8999 | -1.23 | -0.6893 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.635 | -0.673 | -0.5761 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6519 | -0.8867 | -0.1329 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5997 | -0.8248 | -0.3227 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5511 | -0.7202 | -0.0118 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2031 | -0.477 | 0.0405 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 791.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 21.66 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Italy?
- Co2 land use per capita in Italy was -0.2081 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 1856.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.23 in 1970.
- How does Italy rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Italy ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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