Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Italy
Italy: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was 37.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Italy stood at 37.4%.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Italy peaked at 43.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1997.
That places Italy 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 18.1% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 19.5% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 27.6% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 32.9% | 37.4% | 4 |
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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Italy?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Italy was 37.4% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1997.
- How does Italy rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Italy ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.