Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Italy
Italy: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Italy, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Italy peaked at 0.548 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Italy ranks 49th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Italy, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.548 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.518 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.497 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.486 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.495 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.482 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.462 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.454 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.468 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.471 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.463 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.431 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.387 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.346 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.346 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.323 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.288 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.269 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.26 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.254 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.233 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.226 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.223 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.183 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.188 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5088 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.486 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.548 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4369 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.346 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.482 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2622 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.2 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.346 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1837 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.188 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 46 Finland 0.19 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 47 Côte d’Ivoire 0.187 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 48 Angola 0.182 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 49 Colombia 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 51 Hungary 0.179 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 52 Austria 0.173 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Italy
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 21.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 119.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Italy?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Italy was 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.548 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Italy ranks 49th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions