CO2 emissions per person in Italy
Carbon dioxide emissions in Italy were 5.08 t CO2 per person in 2024.
Italy, 2024
5.08
Change from 2023
−1.6%
European Union, 2024
5.47 t CO2 per person
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
5.31 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
52nd of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Italy over time
View
Italy
European Union
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.08 t CO2 per person | 5.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 5.16 t CO2 per person | 5.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 5.61 t CO2 per person | 6.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 5.59 t CO2 per person | 6.32 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 4.97 t CO2 per person | 5.90 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 5.57 t CO2 per person | 6.51 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 5.68 t CO2 per person | 6.83 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 5.76 t CO2 per person | 6.99 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 5.81 t CO2 per person | 6.95 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 5.87 t CO2 per person | 6.94 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 5.69 t CO2 per person | 6.82 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 6.00 t CO2 per person | 7.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 6.55 t CO2 per person | 7.35 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 6.91 t CO2 per person | 7.51 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 7.08 t CO2 per person | 7.71 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 6.95 t CO2 per person | 7.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 7.85 t CO2 per person | 8.12 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 8.17 t CO2 per person | 8.35 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 8.35 t CO2 per person | 8.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 8.48 t CO2 per person | 8.46 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 8.51 t CO2 per person | 8.54 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 8.38 t CO2 per person | 8.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 8.07 t CO2 per person | 8.36 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 7.96 t CO2 per person | 8.40 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 7.98 t CO2 per person | 8.29 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6% from 5.16 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.69 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −10.7%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 52nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 5.47 t CO2 per person.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
6.3 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
6.2 t CO2e per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total greenhouse gas emissions
363.5 Mt CO2e
2024 · Eurostat
Temperature change
2.18e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.50e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
371.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank