Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Italy
Italy: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.2081 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.2081 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
160th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.13 tonnes per person
in 1856
All-time low
-1.23 tonnes per person
in 1970
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Italy, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded -0.2081 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Italy peaked at 1.13 tonnes per person in 1856 and was at its lowest, -1.23 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.03 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1852 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1853 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1854 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1855 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1856 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1857 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1858 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1860 | 0.889 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1861 | 0.841 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1862 | 0.8034 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1863 | 0.7032 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1864 | 0.632 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1865 | 0.6046 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1866 | 0.5614 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1867 | 0.56 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.5458 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1869 | 0.5073 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1870 | 0.5722 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1871 | 0.6624 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1872 | 0.7252 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1873 | 0.7365 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 0.7189 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1875 | 0.773 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1876 | 0.8144 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1877 | 0.8162 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.8335 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 0.816 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1880 | 0.83 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1881 | 0.89 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1882 | 0.9316 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1883 | 0.9095 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1884 | 0.9008 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.9273 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1886 | 0.9291 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.972 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1888 | 0.9984 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1889 | 0.9926 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.9182 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1891 | 0.9681 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1892 | 0.9995 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1893 | 0.9823 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1894 | 0.929 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1895 | 0.973 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1896 | 1 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1897 | 0.9825 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1898 | 0.985 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.9442 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1900 | 0.7962 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1901 | 0.7228 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1902 | 0.7361 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 0.7343 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.6887 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1905 | 0.609 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1906 | 0.6353 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1907 | 0.6434 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 0.6091 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1909 | 0.5976 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.562 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1911 | 0.5482 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1912 | 0.5947 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1913 | 0.6264 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1914 | 0.5859 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1915 | 0.5607 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1916 | 0.5873 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1917 | 0.5865 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.6321 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1919 | 0.6671 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1920 | 0.6176 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1921 | 0.6366 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1922 | 0.7781 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 1923 | 0.6861 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1924 | 0.6424 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1925 | 0.6074 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1926 | 0.5382 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1927 | 0.5344 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.5241 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1929 | 0.5191 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.4724 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1931 | 0.5043 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1932 | 0.4602 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1933 | 0.434 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1934 | 0.3761 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1935 | 0.4398 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1936 | 0.4011 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1937 | 0.3609 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1938 | 0.4535 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 1939 | 0.407 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1940 | 0.3606 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1941 | 0.3441 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1942 | 0.4112 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1943 | 0.4371 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1944 | 0.4554 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1945 | 0.443 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1946 | 0.4233 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1947 | 0.3566 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1948 | 0.2886 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 1949 | 0.3576 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1950 | 0.3447 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1951 | 0.2513 tonnes per person | -27.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3035 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2684 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2101 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2364 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1813 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1789 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.161 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0613 tonnes per person | -61.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0379 tonnes per person | -38.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0835 tonnes per person | +120.0% |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1963 | -0.0539 tonnes per person | -273584.5% |
| 1964 | -0.0461 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1965 | -0.074 tonnes per person | +60.6% |
| 1966 | -0.0603 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1967 | -0.0128 tonnes per person | -78.7% |
| 1968 | -0.1219 tonnes per person | +848.8% |
| 1969 | -0.1372 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1970 | -1.23 tonnes per person | +797.0% |
| 1971 | -1.08 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1972 | -1.06 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | -0.9315 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1974 | -0.8864 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1975 | -0.8488 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1976 | -0.8381 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | -0.7224 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1978 | -0.7051 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | -0.6893 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | -0.6606 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1981 | -0.6259 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | -0.6633 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | -0.646 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | -0.673 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | -0.6389 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | -0.6202 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | -0.6389 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | -0.6067 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | -0.5761 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | -0.7046 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1991 | -0.7616 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1992 | -0.8292 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1993 | -0.8569 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | -0.8867 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | -0.7469 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1996 | -0.746 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.4809 tonnes per person | -35.5% |
| 1998 | -0.1329 tonnes per person | -72.4% |
| 1999 | -0.3728 tonnes per person | +180.6% |
| 2000 | -0.4594 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 2001 | -0.5685 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 2002 | -0.7075 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 2003 | -0.6113 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2004 | -0.6683 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2005 | -0.7883 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 2006 | -0.8248 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | -0.3227 tonnes per person | -60.9% |
| 2008 | -0.6629 tonnes per person | +105.4% |
| 2009 | -0.3831 tonnes per person | -42.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6564 tonnes per person | +71.3% |
| 2011 | -0.476 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 2012 | -0.711 tonnes per person | +49.4% |
| 2013 | -0.7034 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | -0.7202 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | -0.6367 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 2016 | -0.5492 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 2017 | -0.6655 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 2018 | -0.0118 tonnes per person | -98.2% |
| 2019 | -0.3808 tonnes per person | +3116.4% |
| 2020 | -0.477 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | -108.5% |
| 2022 | -0.1695 tonnes per person | -518.8% |
| 2023 | -0.2013 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 2024 | -0.2081 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's -0.2081 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | -0.0539 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | -3116.4% | -0.0118 tonnes per person | -0.3808 tonnes per person |
| 1968 | -848.8% | -0.0128 tonnes per person | -0.1219 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | -797.0% | -0.1372 tonnes per person | -1.23 tonnes per person |
| 2022 | -518.8% | 0.0405 tonnes per person | -0.1695 tonnes per person |
| 1999 | -180.6% | -0.1329 tonnes per person | -0.3728 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6648 tonnes per person | 0.5073 tonnes per person | 0.889 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7468 tonnes per person | 0.5722 tonnes per person | 0.8335 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9281 tonnes per person | 0.83 tonnes per person | 0.9984 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9682 tonnes per person | 0.9182 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6773 tonnes per person | 0.5976 tonnes per person | 0.7962 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5951 tonnes per person | 0.5482 tonnes per person | 0.6671 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6084 tonnes per person | 0.5191 tonnes per person | 0.7781 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4309 tonnes per person | 0.3609 tonnes per person | 0.5043 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3877 tonnes per person | 0.2886 tonnes per person | 0.4554 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2197 tonnes per person | 0.0613 tonnes per person | 0.3447 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0385 tonnes per person | -0.1372 tonnes per person | 0.0835 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8999 tonnes per person | -1.23 tonnes per person | -0.6893 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.635 tonnes per person | -0.673 tonnes per person | -0.5761 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6519 tonnes per person | -0.8867 tonnes per person | -0.1329 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5997 tonnes per person | -0.8248 tonnes per person | -0.3227 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5511 tonnes per person | -0.7202 tonnes per person | -0.0118 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2031 tonnes per person | -0.477 tonnes per person | 0.0405 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Italy?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Italy was -0.2081 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 tonnes per person in 1856.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.23 tonnes per person in 1970.
- How does Italy rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Italy ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.