Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Italy
Greenhouse gas emissions in Italy were 6.3 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Italy, 2024
6.3
Change from 2023
−1.9%
European Union, 2024
7.0 t CO2e per person
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
7.2 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
60th of 203
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Italy over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent 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 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 7.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 6.4 t CO2e per person | 7.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 6.9 t CO2e per person | 7.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 6.9 t CO2e per person | 8.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 7.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 6.9 t CO2e per person | 8.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 7.0 t CO2e per person | 8.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 7.1 t CO2e per person | 8.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 7.1 t CO2e per person | 8.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 7.2 t CO2e per person | 8.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 7.0 t CO2e per person | 8.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 7.3 t CO2e per person | 9.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 7.9 t CO2e per person | 9.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 8.2 t CO2e per person | 9.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 8.5 t CO2e per person | 9.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 8.3 t CO2e per person | 9.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 9.2 t CO2e per person | 10.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 9.5 t CO2e per person | 10.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 9.7 t CO2e per person | 10.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 9.9 t CO2e per person | 10.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 10.0 t CO2e per person | 10.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 9.9 t CO2e per person | 10.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 9.6 t CO2e per person | 10.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 9.4 t CO2e per person | 10.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 9.5 t CO2e per person | 10.4 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.9% from 6.4 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.0 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −10.3%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.0 t CO2e per person.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
6.2 t CO2e per person
2024 · Eurostat
CO2 emissions per person
5.08 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
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