Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Italy
Italy: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Italy, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Italy stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Italy peaked at 1.4% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1944.
That places Italy 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 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 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Italy?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Italy was 0.7% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1944.
- How does Italy rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Italy ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.