Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Italy
Italy: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 7.21 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Italy, 1990–2023
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 7.21 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Italy peaked at 10.82 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.71 tonnes per person, in 2020.
Italy ranks 38th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.73 tonnes per person | 9.26 tonnes per person | 10.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.18 tonnes per person | 9.65 tonnes per person | 10.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 tonnes per person | 7.49 tonnes per person | 10.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.31 tonnes per person | 6.71 tonnes per person | 7.75 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Italy?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Italy was 7.21 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 10.82 tonnes per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Italy ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.