Share global methane emissions in Italy
Italy: Share global methane emissions was 0.4342 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4342
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
43rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.31
in 1852
All-time low
0.4342
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global methane emissions in Italy, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Italy is 0.4342, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Italy peaked at 1.31 in 1852 and was at its lowest, 0.4342, in 2024.
That places Italy 43rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share global methane emissions in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.31 | — |
| 1851 | 1.31 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 1.31 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 1.31 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 1.31 | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 1.31 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 1.31 | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 1.31 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 1.31 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 1.31 | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 1.3 | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 1.3 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 1.3 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 1.29 | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 1.28 | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 1.28 | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 1.27 | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 1.26 | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 1.26 | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.25 | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 1.25 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 1.24 | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 1.24 | -0.7% |
| 1873 | 1.23 | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 1.23 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 1.22 | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 1.22 | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 1.21 | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 1.21 | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 1.2 | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 1.19 | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 1.18 | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 1.18 | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 1.17 | -0.7% |
| 1884 | 1.17 | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 1.17 | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 1.16 | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 1.16 | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 1889 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 1.13 | -0.9% |
| 1891 | 1.12 | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 1.1 | -1.0% |
| 1896 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 1.09 | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 1.07 | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 1.06 | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 1.03 | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 1.02 | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 1.02 | -0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.9969 | -1.8% |
| 1908 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.9934 | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.9848 | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.9817 | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.9776 | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.9663 | -1.2% |
| 1914 | 0.9797 | +1.4% |
| 1915 | 0.9788 | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 0.967 | -1.2% |
| 1917 | 0.9524 | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 0.9606 | +0.9% |
| 1919 | 0.9764 | +1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.9556 | -2.1% |
| 1921 | 0.9796 | +2.5% |
| 1922 | 0.9673 | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 0.942 | -2.6% |
| 1924 | 0.9399 | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.9342 | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 0.939 | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 0.9208 | -1.9% |
| 1928 | 0.9157 | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.9043 | -1.3% |
| 1930 | 0.9034 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.9079 | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 0.9083 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.8997 | -0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.8899 | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.8827 | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 0.8654 | -2.0% |
| 1937 | 0.8719 | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.8849 | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.8849 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.8841 | -0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.8956 | +1.3% |
| 1942 | 0.9141 | +2.1% |
| 1943 | 0.9051 | -1.0% |
| 1944 | 0.9196 | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.9603 | +4.4% |
| 1946 | 0.974 | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 0.9814 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.9962 | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 1.02 | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 1.02 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.03 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 1.04 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 1.04 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 1.03 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.04 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 1.02 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 1.05 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.03 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 1.01 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.03 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 1.02 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1.04 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.05 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9663 | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 1.01 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9868 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9735 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9605 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9377 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9403 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9376 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9346 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9202 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9241 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.941 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9303 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.897 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9301 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9197 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9023 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8904 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8777 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8567 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8472 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8406 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.815 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7974 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7969 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7867 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7912 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8026 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8023 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8039 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8096 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7665 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7857 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.75 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7102 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6968 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6759 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6714 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.659 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6574 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.646 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5893 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5921 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.58 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5533 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5437 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5309 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5353 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5228 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5113 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5057 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4893 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.464 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.448 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4342 | -3.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.4342 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0876, 5.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.4342 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0901, 4.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.23 | 1.2 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.03 | 0.9934 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9725 | 0.9524 | 0.9848 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9398 | 0.9043 | 0.9796 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8899 | 0.8654 | 0.9083 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9446 | 0.8841 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.04 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9567 | 0.9202 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9069 | 0.8567 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8084 | 0.7867 | 0.8472 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7183 | 0.6574 | 0.8096 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5605 | 0.5113 | 0.646 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4682 | 0.4342 | 0.5057 | 5 |
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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 global methane emissions in Italy?
- Share global methane emissions in Italy was 0.4342 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 in 1852.
- What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4342 in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for share global methane emissions?
- Italy ranks 43rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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