Per capita methane emissions in Italy
Italy: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
144th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.5799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1933
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Italy, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.5799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.6663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.6661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.6659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.6655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.6652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.6647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.6642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.6637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.6623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.6615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.6592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.6568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.6539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.6516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.6485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.6463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.6433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.6373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.6355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.6344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.6341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.6331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.6321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.6311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.6311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.6301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.6281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.6268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.6262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.6255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.6246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.6241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.6239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.6225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.6223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.6202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.6198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.6175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.6161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.6148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.6135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.6118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.6109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.6101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.6093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.6076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.6052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.6017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.5998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.5985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.5965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.5939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.5929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.5944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.5965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.5993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1914 | 0.5999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.6033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.6007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1918 | 0.6027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.6028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.6032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 0.6044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.6049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 0.603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.6035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.6002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 0.6004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.6004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.5957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 0.5961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.5911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1931 | 0.5862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.5808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 0.5799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.5827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.5837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.5824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 0.5945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1938 | 0.5999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 0.6064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.6142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 0.6285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 0.6451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 0.6468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 0.6628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 0.6814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 0.7073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1947 | 0.7317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1948 | 0.7491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1949 | 0.7683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.7863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 0.8071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.8266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 0.8644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 0.8862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.9097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 0.9317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 0.9764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 68% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 67% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 141 Tuvalu 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 142 North Korea 0.7159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 143 Hong Kong 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 145 Lebanon 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 146 Tunisia 0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 147 Moldova 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Italy?
- Per capita methane emissions in Italy was 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.