Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Italy
Italy: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Italy, 1860–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.6% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 1942 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1860.
Italy ranks 23rd of 179 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
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 global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Italy?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Italy was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1942.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1860.
- How does Italy rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Italy ranks 23rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.