Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Italy
Italy: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.1903 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1903 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 47.7%
World rank
78th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.24 tonnes per person
in 2004
All-time low
0.0011 tonnes per person
in 1860
Years of data
165
1860–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Italy, 1860–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Italy is 0.1903 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.7% on the previous year and down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Italy peaked at 1.24 tonnes per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 tonnes per person, in 1860.
Italy ranks 78th of 179 countries on this measure, 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 emissions from coal in Italy, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | — |
| 1861 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | +2173.0% |
| 1862 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | +81.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1864 | 0.06 tonnes per person | +48.7% |
| 1865 | 0.0463 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1866 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1867 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1868 | 0.058 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0646 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | +42.8% |
| 1871 | 0.078 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1872 | 0.1014 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1873 | 0.0944 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1874 | 0.1008 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1875 | 0.1026 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1876 | 0.1384 tonnes per person | +34.9% |
| 1877 | 0.1265 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1878 | 0.1254 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.1431 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1880 | 0.1665 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1955 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1882 | 0.2047 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1883 | 0.2154 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1884 | 0.2366 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1885 | 0.2665 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1886 | 0.2653 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.3222 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1888 | 0.3447 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1889 | 0.3539 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1890 | 0.3819 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1891 | 0.3397 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1892 | 0.3342 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1893 | 0.3202 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1894 | 0.3974 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1895 | 0.3635 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1896 | 0.3419 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1897 | 0.3556 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1898 | 0.3685 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1899 | 0.4024 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1900 | 0.4091 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1901 | 0.3963 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1902 | 0.4373 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1903 | 0.4427 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.4643 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1905 | 0.5084 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1906 | 0.5971 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1907 | 0.6399 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1908 | 0.6466 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.7095 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1910 | 0.7066 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.7218 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 0.7562 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1913 | 0.8122 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1914 | 0.7347 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1915 | 0.6376 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1916 | 0.625 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1917 | 0.4205 tonnes per person | -32.7% |
| 1918 | 0.493 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1919 | 0.4849 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.4621 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1921 | 0.5708 tonnes per person | +23.5% |
| 1922 | 0.6614 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1923 | 0.6807 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1924 | 0.8131 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1925 | 0.7701 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1926 | 0.8863 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1927 | 0.9891 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1928 | 0.88 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1929 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1930 | 0.8845 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1931 | 0.7513 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1932 | 0.5961 tonnes per person | -20.7% |
| 1933 | 0.6469 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1934 | 0.8508 tonnes per person | +31.5% |
| 1935 | 0.9704 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1936 | 0.6608 tonnes per person | -31.9% |
| 1937 | 0.9095 tonnes per person | +37.6% |
| 1938 | 0.8727 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1939 | 0.8617 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.9794 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1941 | 0.9188 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1942 | 0.8832 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1943 | 0.138 tonnes per person | -84.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0627 tonnes per person | -54.6% |
| 1945 | 0.0821 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 1946 | 0.4402 tonnes per person | +435.9% |
| 1947 | 0.6531 tonnes per person | +48.4% |
| 1948 | 0.5744 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1949 | 0.5974 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1950 | 0.5297 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1951 | 0.5917 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1952 | 0.5535 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1953 | 0.5661 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 0.5847 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 0.6025 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.6401 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1957 | 0.6143 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1958 | 0.552 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1959 | 0.5287 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1960 | 0.5634 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1961 | 0.606 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6356 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6479 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.545 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5934 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6104 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6725 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6216 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6204 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6161 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.572 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5387 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5403 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5779 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5549 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5583 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5631 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6354 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7149 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7962 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8434 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8789 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7836 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9622 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 1985 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9369 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9778 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9256 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9154 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9109 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9539 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9364 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9468 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.959 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9423 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9783 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8745 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9677 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9527 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9204 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.876 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7987 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6921 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6505 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5069 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3692 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4114 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5257 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3642 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1903 tonnes per person | -47.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.1903 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688 tonnes per person, 71% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.1903 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 46% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 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 tonnes per person | 0.0256 tonnes per person |
| 1946 | +435.9% | 0.0821 tonnes per person | 0.4402 tonnes per person |
| 1943 | -84.4% | 0.8832 tonnes per person | 0.138 tonnes per person |
| 1862 | +81.9% | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 0.0466 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0448 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0646 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1103 tonnes per person | 0.078 tonnes per person | 0.1431 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2571 tonnes per person | 0.1665 tonnes per person | 0.3539 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3605 tonnes per person | 0.3202 tonnes per person | 0.4024 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5251 tonnes per person | 0.3963 tonnes per person | 0.7095 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6393 tonnes per person | 0.4205 tonnes per person | 0.8122 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7721 tonnes per person | 0.4621 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8005 tonnes per person | 0.5961 tonnes per person | 0.9704 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5329 tonnes per person | 0.0627 tonnes per person | 0.9794 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5763 tonnes per person | 0.5287 tonnes per person | 0.6401 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6116 tonnes per person | 0.545 tonnes per person | 0.6725 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5872 tonnes per person | 0.5387 tonnes per person | 0.7149 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9065 tonnes per person | 0.7836 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.9109 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 0.8745 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8555 tonnes per person | 0.5069 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3721 tonnes per person | 0.1903 tonnes per person | 0.5257 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Italy
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- 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 emissions from coal in Italy?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Italy was 0.1903 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 tonnes per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 tonnes per person in 1860.
- How does Italy rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Italy ranks 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.