Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Italy
Italy: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Italy stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Italy peaked at 1.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
Italy ranks 33rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.6% | — |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -27.7% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 36.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 22.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Italy?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Italy was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Italy ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.