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Italy Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Greenhouse gas emissions data for Italy includes emissions from Flag of San Marino San Marino and Flag of Holy See Holy See .

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
371,171,711
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−1.94%
decrease
Global Share
0.7%
Per Capita
6.32
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in Italy were 371,171,711 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions decreased by −1.94% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −7,339,061 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 378,510,772 tons.
  • Per capita: 6.32 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
  • Italy accounts for 0.7% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 371,171,711 299,228,526 44,896,287 12,929,560 14,117,338 6.32 −1.94% 0.70%
2023 378,510,772 304,308,077 46,211,530 13,181,838 14,809,327 6.43 −7.24% 0.72%
2022 408,060,469 331,005,998 47,931,516 13,527,252 15,595,704 6.92 −0.21% 0.79%
2021 408,931,944 330,348,424 48,747,469 13,642,745 16,193,305 6.93 8.9% 0.80%
2020 375,496,185 295,213,448 49,077,883 14,364,192 16,840,661 6.35 −9.19% 0.77%
2019 413,491,584 332,561,995 48,355,907 14,544,600 18,029,082 6.98 −1.99% 0.81%
2018 421,873,322 340,373,355 48,608,340 14,896,391 17,995,234 7.12 −1% 0.83%
2017 426,124,381 345,681,718 48,128,987 14,769,876 17,543,800 7.18 −0.72% 0.86%
2016 429,227,300 349,169,657 47,887,780 14,939,069 17,230,794 7.22 −0.99% 0.88%
2015 433,533,524 353,740,111 48,111,932 14,939,614 16,741,867 7.29 2.34% 0.89%
2014 423,616,970 342,975,554 47,540,319 14,856,350 18,244,747 7.11 −4.32% 0.87%
2013 442,741,720 361,714,331 48,386,833 14,934,662 17,705,894 7.42 −7.12% 0.92%
2012 476,694,764 394,453,687 50,182,483 15,077,388 16,981,205 7.98 −3.7% 1.01%
2011 494,993,406 414,504,105 49,164,001 15,012,338 16,312,962 8.28 −2.09% 1.06%
2010 505,566,230 423,632,863 51,309,585 15,291,694 15,332,088 8.46 2.24% 1.11%
2009 494,505,551 413,806,811 50,950,970 15,515,270 14,232,500 8.29 −9.39% 1.14%
2008 545,731,341 464,977,181 51,222,592 16,197,031 13,334,536 9.17 −2.66% 1.25%
2007 560,650,432 480,322,177 50,665,416 17,313,283 12,349,555 9.45 −1.15% 1.29%
2006 567,162,533 487,524,601 50,277,017 17,569,423 11,791,491 9.6 −2% 1.35%
2005 578,735,687 493,071,079 50,997,341 22,174,997 12,492,270 9.84 0.3% 1.41%
2004 577,006,802 492,160,056 50,868,121 22,572,832 11,405,793 9.86 1.9% 1.46%
2003 566,254,820 480,760,594 52,173,013 23,380,963 9,940,249 9.74 3.78% 1.49%
2002 545,639,847 460,957,043 52,170,871 23,562,705 8,949,228 9.44 1.73% 1.49%
2001 536,357,692 453,680,365 51,212,702 23,277,285 8,187,341 9.33 −0.33% 1.49%
2000 538,155,069 454,319,097 52,936,628 23,878,925 7,020,419 9.39 1.31% 1.50%
1999 531,172,431 449,356,839 51,827,829 23,906,058 6,081,705 9.29 1.34% 1.52%
1998 524,161,006 442,474,611 52,043,044 24,037,178 5,606,173 9.17 1.84% 1.51%
1997 514,700,689 433,299,846 52,513,139 23,884,656 5,003,048 9 0.82% 1.49%
1996 510,514,362 429,846,766 52,415,125 23,828,779 4,423,692 8.92 −0.8% 1.49%
1995 514,636,206 434,908,823 50,975,623 24,486,678 4,265,082 8.99 5.31% 1.53%
1994 488,693,978 410,750,398 50,793,098 23,808,785 3,341,697 8.54 −0.92% 1.49%
1993 493,217,187 416,296,296 50,137,156 24,101,648 2,682,087 8.62 −1.29% 1.52%
1992 499,686,535 423,051,051 50,482,781 23,859,858 2,292,845 8.74 −0.45% 1.55%
1991 501,944,423 424,894,542 50,330,113 24,296,876 2,422,891 8.78 −0.54% 1.55%
1990 504,650,852 426,057,529 51,175,490 25,257,079 2,160,755 8.83 0.25% 1.56%
1989 503,414,921 422,870,505 51,073,983 25,112,917 4,357,517 8.81 3.57% 1.58%
1988 486,065,875 404,737,334 51,010,863 26,062,250 4,255,428 8.51 0.18% 1.55%
1987 485,195,971 399,975,122 50,783,294 30,263,123 4,174,431 8.5 5.66% 1.60%
1986 459,213,472 380,416,805 50,721,442 23,939,478 4,135,746 8.05 0.69% 1.55%
1985 456,073,932 378,565,515 50,774,865 23,128,517 3,605,035 8 0.16% 1.57%
1984 455,329,183 378,829,050 50,629,682 22,275,218 3,595,234 8 2.1% 1.58%
1983 445,946,633 373,353,327 47,846,359 21,572,175 3,174,772 7.85 −1.56% 1.59%
1982 453,017,410 377,689,633 49,522,630 22,277,760 3,527,386 7.99 −2% 1.63%
1981 462,245,889 385,866,367 49,259,649 23,256,547 3,863,325 8.17 −2.63% 1.65%
1980 474,736,270 397,653,497 49,330,158 24,056,508 3,696,107 8.41 0.46% 1.67%
1979 472,566,088 394,892,074 49,081,923 24,920,864 3,671,227 8.4 3.69% 1.65%
1978 455,731,859 378,944,180 48,455,329 24,772,157 3,560,193 8.13 2.26% 1.63%
1977 445,669,186 371,554,742 48,222,451 22,522,394 3,369,598 7.98 −2.36% 1.63%
1976 456,460,326 382,545,758 47,795,533 23,415,386 2,703,649 8.21 6.87% 1.72%
1975 427,113,464 355,877,685 46,844,457 21,957,231 2,434,091 7.72 −3.92% 1.68%
1974 444,535,402 372,056,765 47,260,852 22,657,639 2,560,147 8.08 0.22% 1.75%
1973 443,539,835 369,531,438 47,599,112 24,159,289 2,249,996 8.11 5.84% 1.74%
1972 419,076,037 347,373,319 47,040,713 22,803,220 1,858,785 7.71 4.34% 1.73%
1971 401,660,795 329,274,235 47,045,208 23,364,450 1,976,902 7.45 3.94% 1.73%
1970 386,420,147 314,607,744 45,847,134 23,876,342 2,088,926 7.21 – 1.66%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).