Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Italy
Italy: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0293 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Italy, 1990–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Italy stood at 0.0293 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Italy peaked at 0.0731 tonnes per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0293 tonnes per person, in 2023.
Italy ranks 48th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0683 tonnes per person | 0.0543 tonnes per person | 0.0731 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0476 tonnes per person | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 0.0586 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 0.0362 tonnes per person | 0.0458 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0309 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.0353 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Italy?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Italy was 0.0293 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 flaring recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0731 tonnes per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0293 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Italy ranks 48th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.