Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Italy

Italy: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
23rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 1998
All-time low
0.2%
in 1944
Years of data
165
1860–2024

Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Italy, 1860–2024

0.250.50.7511.21.5186019422024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Italy stood at 0.7%.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Italy peaked at 1.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1944.

Italy ranks 23rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 165 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
1870s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
1880s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
1890s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
1900s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
1910s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
1920s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
1930s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
1940s 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 10
1950s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
1960s 1.0% 0.7% 1.3% 10
1970s 1.3% 1.1% 1.4% 10
1980s 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 10
1990s 1.4% 1.3% 1.5% 10
2000s 1.3% 1.1% 1.4% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 20 Malaysia 0.8% compare
  2. 21 Argentina 0.7% compare
  3. 22 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
  4. 24 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
  5. 25 Egypt 0.6% compare
  6. 26 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Italy?
Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Italy was 0.7% 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 including land-use change recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1944.
How does Italy rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Italy ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.