Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Italy

Italy: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 7,532 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,532 kt
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
52nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
8,316 kt
in 2008
All-time low
2,724 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Italy, 1961–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Italy recorded 7,532 kt for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Italy peaked at 8,316 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,724 kt, in 1961.

That places Italy 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Italy, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 2,724 kt
1962 2,800 kt +2.8%
1963 2,856 kt +2.0%
1964 2,800 kt -2.0%
1965 2,786 kt -0.5%
1966 2,828 kt +1.5%
1967 2,856 kt +1.0%
1968 2,828 kt -1.0%
1969 2,828 kt +0.0%
1970 3,080 kt +8.9%
1971 2,940 kt -4.5%
1972 2,996 kt +1.9%
1973 3,052 kt +1.9%
1974 3,472 kt +13.8%
1975 3,472 kt +0.0%
1976 3,640 kt +4.8%
1977 3,612 kt -0.8%
1978 3,696 kt +2.3%
1979 3,892 kt +5.3%
1980 3,948 kt +1.4%
1981 3,976 kt +0.7%
1982 4,060 kt +2.1%
1983 4,032 kt -0.7%
1984 4,256 kt +5.6%
1985 4,396 kt +3.3%
1986 4,620 kt +5.1%
1987 4,844 kt +4.8%
1988 5,096 kt +5.2%
1989 5,376 kt +5.5%
1990 5,656 kt +5.2%
1991 5,768 kt +2.0%
1992 5,964 kt +3.4%
1993 6,048 kt +1.4%
1994 6,188 kt +2.3%
1995 6,272 kt +1.4%
1996 6,300 kt +0.4%
1997 6,440 kt +2.2%
1998 6,412 kt -0.4%
1999 6,328 kt -1.3%
2000 6,300 kt -0.4%
2001 6,272 kt -0.4%
2002 6,608 kt +5.4%
2003 7,140 kt +8.1%
2004 6,524 kt -8.6%
2005 7,084 kt +8.6%
2006 7,252 kt +2.4%
2007 7,952 kt +9.7%
2008 8,316 kt +4.6%
2009 8,008 kt -3.7%
2010 8,092 kt +1.0%
2011 7,252 kt -10.4%
2012 7,896 kt +8.9%
2013 7,868 kt -0.4%
2014 7,560 kt -3.9%
2015 7,980 kt +5.6%
2016 7,784 kt -2.5%
2017 8,008 kt +2.9%
2018 7,896 kt -1.4%
2019 7,812 kt -1.1%
2020 7,728 kt -1.1%
2021 7,868 kt +1.8%
2022 7,616 kt -3.2%
2023 7,532 kt -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,812 kt 2,724 kt 2,856 kt 9
1970s 3,385 kt 2,940 kt 3,892 kt 10
1980s 4,460 kt 3,948 kt 5,376 kt 10
1990s 6,138 kt 5,656 kt 6,440 kt 10
2000s 7,146 kt 6,272 kt 8,316 kt 10
2010s 7,815 kt 7,252 kt 8,092 kt 10
2020s 7,686 kt 7,532 kt 7,868 kt 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 49 Ecuador 8,344 kt compare
  2. 50 Sudan 7,896 kt compare
  3. 50 Thailand 7,896 kt compare
  4. 53 Czechoslovakia 7,288 kt compare
  5. 54 France 6,104 kt compare
  6. 55 Zambia 6,076 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Italy?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Italy was 7,532 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 8,316 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 2,724 kt in 1961.
How does Italy rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Italy ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf