Per capita co2 by source in Italy
Italy: Per capita co2 by source was 0.1903 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita co2 by source in Italy, 1860–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co2 by source in Italy is 0.1903, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 47.7% on the previous year and down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 by source in Italy peaked at 1.24 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0011, in 1860.
That places Italy 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 by source in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 0.0011 | — |
| 1861 | 0.0256 | +2173.0% |
| 1862 | 0.0466 | +81.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0403 | -13.4% |
| 1864 | 0.06 | +48.7% |
| 1865 | 0.0463 | -22.7% |
| 1866 | 0.0532 | +14.8% |
| 1867 | 0.0518 | -2.7% |
| 1868 | 0.058 | +12.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0646 | +11.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0922 | +42.8% |
| 1871 | 0.078 | -15.4% |
| 1872 | 0.1014 | +30.1% |
| 1873 | 0.0944 | -6.9% |
| 1874 | 0.1008 | +6.8% |
| 1875 | 0.1026 | +1.7% |
| 1876 | 0.1384 | +34.9% |
| 1877 | 0.1265 | -8.6% |
| 1878 | 0.1254 | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.1431 | +14.1% |
| 1880 | 0.1665 | +16.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1955 | +17.4% |
| 1882 | 0.2047 | +4.7% |
| 1883 | 0.2154 | +5.2% |
| 1884 | 0.2366 | +9.9% |
| 1885 | 0.2665 | +12.6% |
| 1886 | 0.2653 | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.3222 | +21.4% |
| 1888 | 0.3447 | +7.0% |
| 1889 | 0.3539 | +2.7% |
| 1890 | 0.3819 | +7.9% |
| 1891 | 0.3397 | -11.0% |
| 1892 | 0.3342 | -1.6% |
| 1893 | 0.3202 | -4.2% |
| 1894 | 0.3974 | +24.1% |
| 1895 | 0.3635 | -8.5% |
| 1896 | 0.3419 | -5.9% |
| 1897 | 0.3556 | +4.0% |
| 1898 | 0.3685 | +3.6% |
| 1899 | 0.4024 | +9.2% |
| 1900 | 0.4091 | +1.7% |
| 1901 | 0.3963 | -3.1% |
| 1902 | 0.4373 | +10.3% |
| 1903 | 0.4427 | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.4643 | +4.9% |
| 1905 | 0.5084 | +9.5% |
| 1906 | 0.5971 | +17.5% |
| 1907 | 0.6399 | +7.2% |
| 1908 | 0.6466 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.7095 | +9.7% |
| 1910 | 0.7066 | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.7218 | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 0.7562 | +4.8% |
| 1913 | 0.8122 | +7.4% |
| 1914 | 0.7347 | -9.5% |
| 1915 | 0.6376 | -13.2% |
| 1916 | 0.625 | -2.0% |
| 1917 | 0.4205 | -32.7% |
| 1918 | 0.493 | +17.2% |
| 1919 | 0.4849 | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.4621 | -4.7% |
| 1921 | 0.5708 | +23.5% |
| 1922 | 0.6614 | +15.9% |
| 1923 | 0.6807 | +2.9% |
| 1924 | 0.8131 | +19.5% |
| 1925 | 0.7701 | -5.3% |
| 1926 | 0.8863 | +15.1% |
| 1927 | 0.9891 | +11.6% |
| 1928 | 0.88 | -11.0% |
| 1929 | 1.01 | +14.5% |
| 1930 | 0.8845 | -12.2% |
| 1931 | 0.7513 | -15.1% |
| 1932 | 0.5961 | -20.7% |
| 1933 | 0.6469 | +8.5% |
| 1934 | 0.8508 | +31.5% |
| 1935 | 0.9704 | +14.0% |
| 1936 | 0.6608 | -31.9% |
| 1937 | 0.9095 | +37.6% |
| 1938 | 0.8727 | -4.0% |
| 1939 | 0.8617 | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.9794 | +13.7% |
| 1941 | 0.9188 | -6.2% |
| 1942 | 0.8832 | -3.9% |
| 1943 | 0.138 | -84.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0627 | -54.6% |
| 1945 | 0.0821 | +31.0% |
| 1946 | 0.4402 | +435.9% |
| 1947 | 0.6531 | +48.4% |
| 1948 | 0.5744 | -12.1% |
| 1949 | 0.5974 | +4.0% |
| 1950 | 0.5297 | -11.3% |
| 1951 | 0.5917 | +11.7% |
| 1952 | 0.5535 | -6.4% |
| 1953 | 0.5661 | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 0.5847 | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 0.6025 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.6401 | +6.2% |
| 1957 | 0.6143 | -4.0% |
| 1958 | 0.552 | -10.1% |
| 1959 | 0.5287 | -4.2% |
| 1960 | 0.5634 | +6.6% |
| 1961 | 0.606 | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6356 | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6479 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.545 | -15.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5934 | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6104 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6725 | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6216 | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6204 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6161 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.572 | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5387 | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5403 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5779 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5549 | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5583 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5631 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6354 | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7149 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7962 | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8434 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8789 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7836 | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9622 | +22.8% |
| 1985 | 1.04 | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9369 | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9778 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9256 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9154 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.22 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 1.16 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.02 | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9109 | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9539 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1.02 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9364 | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9468 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.959 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9423 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9783 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.13 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.24 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 1.22 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8745 | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9677 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9527 | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9204 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.876 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7987 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6921 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6505 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5069 | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3692 | -27.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4114 | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5257 | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3642 | -30.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1903 | -47.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.1903 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688, 71% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.1903 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418, 46% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 by source in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | +2173.0% | 0.0011 | 0.0256 |
| 1946 | +435.9% | 0.0821 | 0.4402 |
| 1943 | -84.4% | 0.8832 | 0.138 |
| 1862 | +81.9% | 0.0256 | 0.0466 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0448 | 0.0011 | 0.0646 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1103 | 0.078 | 0.1431 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2571 | 0.1665 | 0.3539 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3605 | 0.3202 | 0.4024 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5251 | 0.3963 | 0.7095 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6393 | 0.4205 | 0.8122 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7721 | 0.4621 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8005 | 0.5961 | 0.9704 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5329 | 0.0627 | 0.9794 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5763 | 0.5287 | 0.6401 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6116 | 0.545 | 0.6725 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5872 | 0.5387 | 0.7149 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9065 | 0.7836 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 | 0.9109 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 0.8745 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8555 | 0.5069 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3721 | 0.1903 | 0.5257 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 791.33 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co2 by source in Italy?
- Per capita co2 by source in Italy was 0.1903 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 by source recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 in 2004.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 by source recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 in 1860.
- How does Italy rank for per capita co2 by source?
- Italy ranks 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 by source rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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