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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.