Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in Italy

Italy: Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square was 0.0313 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0313 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
32nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.051 kt per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0313 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Italy, 1990–2023

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.042 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.044 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.043 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.045 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.045 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.045 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.045 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.044 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.046 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.046 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.045 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.046 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.047 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.05 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.05 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.051 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.049 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.048 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.047 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.045 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.046 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.045 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.044 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.041 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.037 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.039 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.038 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.037 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.035 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.034 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.034 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.036 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.033 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.031 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.0313 kt per square kilometre for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Italy peaked at 0.051 kt per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0313 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Italy 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Italy, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0423 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0436 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1992 0.0429 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
1993 0.0449 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1994 0.0454 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1995 0.0449 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
1996 0.0446 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1997 0.044 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
1998 0.0455 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1999 0.0457 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2000 0.0452 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2001 0.0455 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2002 0.0471 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
2003 0.05 kt per square kilometre +6.2%
2004 0.0502 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2005 0.051 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2006 0.0491 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
2007 0.048 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2008 0.0468 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
2009 0.0449 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
2010 0.0462 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
2011 0.0449 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2012 0.0438 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
2013 0.0405 kt per square kilometre -7.4%
2014 0.0369 kt per square kilometre -9.1%
2015 0.0393 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
2016 0.0379 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
2017 0.0372 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
2018 0.0355 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
2019 0.0339 kt per square kilometre -4.4%
2020 0.034 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2021 0.0362 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
2022 0.0333 kt per square kilometre -7.9%
2023 0.0313 kt per square kilometre -6.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.0313 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 kt per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.0313 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0083 kt per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0444 kt per square kilometre 0.0423 kt per square kilometre 0.0457 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0478 kt per square kilometre 0.0449 kt per square kilometre 0.051 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0396 kt per square kilometre 0.0339 kt per square kilometre 0.0462 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0337 kt per square kilometre 0.0313 kt per square kilometre 0.0362 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 29 United Kingdom 0.0357 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 30 Belgium 0.0347 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 31 Cayman Islands 0.0322 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 33 Czechia 0.031 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 34 Bermuda 0.0306 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 35 India 0.0293 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Italy?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Italy was 0.0313 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.051 kt per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0313 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Italy rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Italy ranks 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
196 places, 6,515 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.