Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Italy
Italy: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 25.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Italy, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 25.0% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Italy peaked at 25.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1995.
Italy ranks 149th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 21.9% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 22.1% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 23.3% | 25.4% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Italy?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Italy was 25.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Italy ranks 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.