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Per capita methane emissions in Italy

Italy: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6868 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6868
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
144th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 1969
All-time low
0.5799
in 1933
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Italy, 1850–2024

00.250.50.7511.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.6868 for per capita methane emissions in 2024.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Italy peaked at 1.19 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.5799, in 1933.

That places Italy 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita methane emissions in Italy, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.6663 —
1851 0.6661 -0.0%
1852 0.6659 -0.0%
1853 0.6655 -0.0%
1854 0.6652 -0.1%
1855 0.6647 -0.1%
1856 0.6642 -0.1%
1857 0.6637 -0.1%
1858 0.663 -0.1%
1859 0.6623 -0.1%
1860 0.6615 -0.1%
1861 0.6592 -0.3%
1862 0.6568 -0.4%
1863 0.6539 -0.4%
1864 0.6516 -0.4%
1865 0.6485 -0.5%
1866 0.6463 -0.3%
1867 0.6433 -0.5%
1868 0.64 -0.5%
1869 0.6373 -0.4%
1870 0.6355 -0.3%
1871 0.6344 -0.2%
1872 0.6341 -0.0%
1873 0.6331 -0.2%
1874 0.6321 -0.1%
1875 0.6311 -0.2%
1876 0.6311 -0.0%
1877 0.6301 -0.2%
1878 0.629 -0.2%
1879 0.6281 -0.1%
1880 0.6268 -0.2%
1881 0.6262 -0.1%
1882 0.6255 -0.1%
1883 0.6246 -0.1%
1884 0.6241 -0.1%
1885 0.6239 -0.0%
1886 0.6225 -0.2%
1887 0.6223 -0.0%
1888 0.6213 -0.2%
1889 0.6202 -0.2%
1890 0.6198 -0.1%
1891 0.6175 -0.4%
1892 0.6161 -0.2%
1893 0.6148 -0.2%
1894 0.6155 +0.1%
1895 0.6135 -0.3%
1896 0.6118 -0.3%
1897 0.6109 -0.1%
1898 0.6101 -0.1%
1899 0.6093 -0.1%
1900 0.6076 -0.3%
1901 0.6052 -0.4%
1902 0.604 -0.2%
1903 0.6017 -0.4%
1904 0.5998 -0.3%
1905 0.5985 -0.2%
1906 0.598 -0.1%
1907 0.5965 -0.3%
1908 0.5942 -0.4%
1909 0.5939 -0.0%
1910 0.5929 -0.2%
1911 0.5944 +0.3%
1912 0.5965 +0.4%
1913 0.5993 +0.5%
1914 0.5999 +0.1%
1915 0.6009 +0.2%
1916 0.6033 +0.4%
1917 0.6007 -0.4%
1918 0.6027 +0.3%
1919 0.6028 +0.0%
1920 0.6032 +0.1%
1921 0.6044 +0.2%
1922 0.6049 +0.1%
1923 0.603 -0.3%
1924 0.6035 +0.1%
1925 0.6002 -0.5%
1926 0.6004 +0.0%
1927 0.6004 -0.0%
1928 0.5957 -0.8%
1929 0.5961 +0.1%
1930 0.5911 -0.8%
1931 0.5862 -0.8%
1932 0.5808 -0.9%
1933 0.5799 -0.1%
1934 0.5827 +0.5%
1935 0.5837 +0.2%
1936 0.5824 -0.2%
1937 0.5945 +2.1%
1938 0.5999 +0.9%
1939 0.6064 +1.1%
1940 0.6142 +1.3%
1941 0.6285 +2.3%
1942 0.6451 +2.6%
1943 0.6468 +0.3%
1944 0.6628 +2.5%
1945 0.6814 +2.8%
1946 0.7073 +3.8%
1947 0.7317 +3.5%
1948 0.7491 +2.4%
1949 0.7683 +2.6%
1950 0.7863 +2.3%
1951 0.8071 +2.6%
1952 0.8266 +2.4%
1953 0.845 +2.2%
1954 0.8644 +2.3%
1955 0.8862 +2.5%
1956 0.9097 +2.6%
1957 0.9317 +2.4%
1958 0.953 +2.3%
1959 0.9764 +2.5%
1960 1 +2.8%
1961 1.03 +2.3%
1962 1.03 +0.8%
1963 1.03 -0.3%
1964 1.02 -0.6%
1965 1.07 +4.0%
1966 1.09 +2.3%
1967 1.12 +2.4%
1968 1.14 +2.1%
1969 1.19 +4.3%
1970 1.09 -8.7%
1971 1.14 +4.8%
1972 1.13 -0.8%
1973 1.13 +0.4%
1974 1.12 -1.6%
1975 1.1 -1.6%
1976 1.11 +1.2%
1977 1.12 +0.4%
1978 1.11 -0.3%
1979 1.12 +0.6%
1980 1.11 -0.6%
1981 1.1 -1.1%
1982 1.1 -0.2%
1983 1.06 -3.5%
1984 1.11 +4.6%
1985 1.11 +0.1%
1986 1.1 -0.7%
1987 1.1 -0.5%
1988 1.1 +0.0%
1989 1.09 -0.3%
1990 1.09 -0.5%
1991 1.07 -1.3%
1992 1.04 -3.2%
1993 1.01 -2.3%
1994 1.02 +0.6%
1995 1.02 +0.1%
1996 1.04 +2.2%
1997 1.05 +1.1%
1998 1.04 -0.9%
1999 1.05 +0.4%
2000 1.07 +2.1%
2001 1.01 -5.4%
2002 1.03 +1.6%
2003 1 -2.8%
2004 0.9556 -4.5%
2005 0.9472 -0.9%
2006 0.929 -1.9%
2007 0.9233 -0.6%
2008 0.906 -1.9%
2009 0.8925 -1.5%
2010 0.8869 -0.6%
2011 0.8284 -6.6%
2012 0.8369 +1.0%
2013 0.8135 -2.8%
2014 0.7822 -3.8%
2015 0.7703 -1.5%
2016 0.7555 -1.9%
2017 0.7762 +2.7%
2018 0.7696 -0.8%
2019 0.7599 -1.3%
2020 0.7453 -1.9%
2021 0.7381 -1.0%
2022 0.7149 -3.1%
2023 0.7011 -1.9%
2024 0.6868 -2.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.6868 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 68% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.6868 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 67% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.6647 0.6623 0.6663 10
1860s 0.6498 0.6373 0.6615 10
1870s 0.6318 0.6281 0.6355 10
1880s 0.6237 0.6202 0.6268 10
1890s 0.6139 0.6093 0.6198 10
1900s 0.5999 0.5939 0.6076 10
1910s 0.5993 0.5929 0.6033 10
1920s 0.6012 0.5957 0.6049 10
1930s 0.5887 0.5799 0.6064 10
1940s 0.6835 0.6142 0.7683 10
1950s 0.8786 0.7863 0.9764 10
1960s 1.07 1 1.19 10
1970s 1.12 1.09 1.14 10
1980s 1.1 1.06 1.11 10
1990s 1.04 1.01 1.09 10
2000s 0.9665 0.8925 1.07 10
2010s 0.7979 0.7555 0.8869 10
2020s 0.7172 0.6868 0.7453 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 141 Tuvalu 0.7257 compare
  2. 142 North Korea 0.7159 compare
  3. 143 Hong Kong 0.6943 compare
  4. 145 Lebanon 0.6859 compare
  5. 146 Tunisia 0.6839 compare
  6. 147 Moldova 0.6827 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Italy?
Per capita methane emissions in Italy was 0.6868 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 1969.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5799 in 1933.
How does Italy rank for per capita methane emissions?
Italy ranks 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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