So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Italy

Italy: So emissions by world region in million tonnes was 118,215 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
118,215
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
58th
of 220 countries
All-time high
3.56 million
in 1980
All-time low
3,824
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Italy, 1750–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Italy is 118,215, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Italy peaked at 3.56 million in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3,824, in 1750.

Italy ranks 58th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Italy, year by year

Annual values for So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Italy, 1750 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1750 3,824 —
1751 3,830 +0.2%
1752 3,837 +0.2%
1753 3,843 +0.2%
1754 3,850 +0.2%
1755 3,856 +0.2%
1756 3,863 +0.2%
1757 3,869 +0.2%
1758 3,875 +0.2%
1759 3,881 +0.2%
1760 3,888 +0.2%
1761 3,894 +0.2%
1762 3,901 +0.2%
1763 3,907 +0.2%
1764 3,914 +0.2%
1765 3,920 +0.2%
1766 3,927 +0.2%
1767 3,933 +0.2%
1768 3,939 +0.2%
1769 3,945 +0.2%
1770 3,951 +0.2%
1771 3,958 +0.2%
1772 3,965 +0.2%
1773 3,971 +0.2%
1774 3,978 +0.2%
1775 3,984 +0.2%
1776 3,990 +0.2%
1777 3,997 +0.2%
1778 4,003 +0.2%
1779 4,009 +0.2%
1780 4,015 +0.2%
1781 4,022 +0.2%
1782 4,028 +0.2%
1783 4,035 +0.2%
1784 4,041 +0.2%
1785 4,047 +0.2%
1786 4,054 +0.2%
1787 4,060 +0.2%
1788 4,066 +0.2%
1789 4,072 +0.2%
1790 4,078 +0.1%
1791 4,085 +0.2%
1792 4,091 +0.2%
1793 4,098 +0.2%
1794 4,104 +0.2%
1795 4,110 +0.2%
1796 4,117 +0.2%
1797 4,123 +0.2%
1798 4,129 +0.1%
1799 4,135 +0.1%
1800 4,141 +0.1%
1801 4,148 +0.2%
1802 4,154 +0.2%
1803 4,161 +0.2%
1804 4,167 +0.2%
1805 4,173 +0.2%
1806 4,179 +0.1%
1807 4,185 +0.1%
1808 4,192 +0.1%
1809 4,198 +0.1%
1810 4,204 +0.1%
1811 4,210 +0.2%
1812 4,216 +0.2%
1813 4,223 +0.1%
1814 4,229 +0.1%
1815 4,235 +0.1%
1816 4,241 +0.1%
1817 4,247 +0.1%
1818 4,253 +0.1%
1819 4,259 +0.1%
1820 4,265 +0.1%
1821 4,285 +0.5%
1822 4,305 +0.5%
1823 4,325 +0.5%
1824 4,344 +0.5%
1825 4,364 +0.4%
1826 4,383 +0.4%
1827 4,402 +0.4%
1828 4,421 +0.4%
1829 4,440 +0.4%
1830 4,459 +0.4%
1831 4,480 +0.5%
1832 4,500 +0.5%
1833 4,521 +0.5%
1834 4,541 +0.4%
1835 4,561 +0.4%
1836 4,581 +0.4%
1837 4,601 +0.4%
1838 4,621 +0.4%
1839 4,641 +0.4%
1840 4,660 +0.4%
1841 4,682 +0.5%
1842 4,703 +0.5%
1843 4,724 +0.4%
1844 4,745 +0.4%
1845 4,766 +0.4%
1846 4,787 +0.4%
1847 4,807 +0.4%
1848 4,828 +0.4%
1849 4,848 +0.4%
1850 4,873 +0.5%
1851 4,894 +0.4%
1852 4,915 +0.4%
1853 4,935 +0.4%
1854 4,953 +0.4%
1855 4,970 +0.4%
1856 4,988 +0.3%
1857 5,004 +0.3%
1858 5,019 +0.3%
1859 5,033 +0.3%
1860 5,148 +2.3%
1861 7,397 +43.7%
1862 9,340 +26.3%
1863 8,797 -5.8%
1864 10,689 +21.5%
1865 9,699 -9.3%
1866 10,604 +9.3%
1867 10,836 +2.2%
1868 12,076 +11.4%
1869 12,708 +5.2%
1870 15,973 +25.7%
1871 14,707 -7.9%
1872 17,110 +16.3%
1873 16,226 -5.2%
1874 17,253 +6.3%
1875 17,525 +1.6%
1876 21,409 +22.2%
1877 20,566 -3.9%
1878 20,626 +0.3%
1879 23,102 +12.0%
1880 25,946 +12.3%
1881 30,097 +16.0%
1882 32,115 +6.7%
1883 34,408 +7.1%
1884 38,161 +10.9%
1885 43,328 +13.5%
1886 43,274 -0.1%
1887 51,069 +18.0%
1888 54,457 +6.6%
1889 56,556 +3.9%
1890 60,979 +7.8%
1891 56,238 -7.8%
1892 55,330 -1.6%
1893 53,539 -3.2%
1894 62,532 +16.8%
1895 57,876 -7.4%
1896 56,255 -2.8%
1897 58,377 +3.8%
1898 60,823 +4.2%
1899 66,078 +8.6%
1900 68,197 +3.2%
1901 65,048 -4.6%
1902 70,073 +7.7%
1903 69,762 -0.4%
1904 72,015 +3.2%
1905 76,732 +6.6%
1906 88,238 +15.0%
1907 94,464 +7.1%
1908 95,956 +1.6%
1909 104,441 +8.8%
1910 104,214 -0.2%
1911 112,389 +7.8%
1912 121,432 +8.0%
1913 134,619 +10.9%
1914 128,109 -4.8%
1915 117,463 -8.3%
1916 115,253 -1.9%
1917 81,984 -28.9%
1918 93,805 +14.4%
1919 89,386 -4.7%
1920 84,594 -5.4%
1921 96,289 +13.8%
1922 111,984 +16.3%
1923 116,286 +3.8%
1924 135,214 +16.3%
1925 130,328 -3.6%
1926 150,157 +15.2%
1927 167,750 +11.7%
1928 164,235 -2.1%
1929 190,150 +15.8%
1930 176,683 -7.1%
1931 157,878 -10.6%
1932 138,724 -12.1%
1933 148,119 +6.8%
1934 183,820 +24.1%
1935 208,173 +13.2%
1936 162,371 -22.0%
1937 228,017 +40.4%
1938 237,217 +4.0%
1939 250,472 +5.6%
1940 248,776 -0.7%
1941 216,760 -12.9%
1942 217,288 +0.2%
1943 55,730 -74.4%
1944 28,292 -49.2%
1945 32,554 +15.1%
1946 118,363 +263.6%
1947 209,702 +77.2%
1948 219,118 +4.5%
1949 244,822 +11.7%
1950 284,531 +16.2%
1951 340,179 +19.6%
1952 368,189 +8.2%
1953 404,294 +9.8%
1954 484,223 +19.8%
1955 561,749 +16.0%
1956 660,797 +17.6%
1957 683,699 +3.5%
1958 778,674 +13.9%
1959 849,574 +9.1%
1960 1.17 million +38.2%
1961 1.42 million +21.1%
1962 1.66 million +16.6%
1963 1.86 million +12.1%
1964 2.19 million +18.0%
1965 2.23 million +1.5%
1966 2.39 million +7.2%
1967 2.55 million +6.9%
1968 2.72 million +6.5%
1969 2.85 million +4.9%
1970 2.88 million +1.3%
1971 2.99 million +3.7%
1972 3.10 million +3.6%
1973 3.28 million +5.9%
1974 3.21 million -2.2%
1975 2.89 million -9.9%
1976 3.01 million +4.2%
1977 2.79 million -7.5%
1978 2.91 million +4.3%
1979 2.98 million +2.4%
1980 3.56 million +19.5%
1981 3.28 million -7.8%
1982 3.05 million -7.0%
1983 2.61 million -14.6%
1984 2.32 million -11.1%
1985 2.14 million -7.9%
1986 2.16 million +1.2%
1987 2.24 million +3.9%
1988 2.18 million -3.1%
1989 2.05 million -5.8%
1990 1.84 million -10.1%
1991 1.72 million -6.9%
1992 1.61 million -5.9%
1993 1.52 million -6.1%
1994 1.43 million -5.5%
1995 1.37 million -4.2%
1996 1.24 million -9.3%
1997 1.17 million -6.3%
1998 1.04 million -11.2%
1999 926,042 -10.6%
2000 798,061 -13.8%
2001 758,092 -5.0%
2002 715,047 -5.7%
2003 637,840 -10.8%
2004 610,033 -4.4%
2005 534,262 -12.4%
2006 515,546 -3.5%
2007 472,620 -8.3%
2008 428,409 -9.4%
2009 356,335 -16.8%
2010 374,020 +5.0%
2011 328,157 -12.3%
2012 298,711 -9.0%
2013 249,356 -16.5%
2014 223,642 -10.3%
2015 213,476 -4.5%
2016 230,446 +7.9%
2017 229,654 -0.3%
2018 229,620 -0.0%
2019 219,300 -4.5%
2020 112,306 -48.8%
2021 113,231 +0.8%
2022 118,215 +4.4%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 118,215 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 4.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 118,215 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,466, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1946 +263.6% 32,554 118,363
1947 +77.2% 118,363 209,702
1943 -74.4% 217,288 55,730
1944 -49.2% 55,730 28,292
2020 -48.8% 219,300 112,306
1861 +43.7% 5,148 7,397

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 3,853 3,824 3,881 10
1760s 3,917 3,888 3,945 10
1770s 3,981 3,951 4,009 10
1780s 4,044 4,015 4,072 10
1790s 4,107 4,078 4,135 10
1800s 4,170 4,141 4,198 10
1810s 4,232 4,204 4,259 10
1820s 4,354 4,265 4,440 10
1830s 4,551 4,459 4,641 10
1840s 4,755 4,660 4,848 10
1850s 4,958 4,873 5,033 10
1860s 9,729 5,148 12,708 10
1870s 18,450 14,707 23,102 10
1880s 40,941 25,946 56,556 10
1890s 58,803 53,539 66,078 10
1900s 80,493 65,048 104,441 10
1910s 109,865 81,984 134,619 10
1920s 134,699 84,594 190,150 10
1930s 189,147 138,724 250,472 10
1940s 159,141 28,292 248,776 10
1950s 541,591 284,531 849,574 10
1960s 2.10 million 1.17 million 2.85 million 10
1970s 3.00 million 2.79 million 3.28 million 10
1980s 2.56 million 2.05 million 3.56 million 10
1990s 1.39 million 926,042 1.84 million 10
2000s 582,624 356,335 798,061 10
2010s 259,638 213,476 374,020 10
2020s 114,584 112,306 118,215 3

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 55 Argentina 123,333 compare
  2. 56 Dominican Republic 119,097 compare
  3. 57 Nigeria 119,082 compare
  4. 59 Greece 117,652 compare
  5. 60 Namibia 116,169 compare
  6. 61 Morocco 115,647 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Italy?
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Italy was 118,215 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3.56 million in 1980.
What is the lowest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 3,824 in 1750.
How does Italy rank for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?
Italy ranks 58th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is so emissions by world region in million tonnes rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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So emissions by world region in million tonnes
Source
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Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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