Italy Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Greenhouse gas emissions data for Italy includes emissions from 
San Marino and 
Holy See (Vatican City) .
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
371,171,711
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−1.94%
decrease
Global Share
0.70%
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 −1.9% 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 6.56 t).
- Italy accounts for 0.70% 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% | 1.0% |
| 2011 | 494,993,406 | 414,504,105 | 49,164,001 | 15,012,338 | 16,312,962 | 8.28 | −2.09% | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 505,566,230 | 423,632,863 | 51,309,585 | 15,291,694 | 15,332,088 | 8.46 | 2.24% | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 494,505,551 | 413,806,811 | 50,950,970 | 15,515,270 | 14,232,500 | 8.29 | −9.39% | 1.1% |
| 2008 | 545,731,341 | 464,977,181 | 51,222,592 | 16,197,031 | 13,334,536 | 9.17 | −2.66% | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 560,650,432 | 480,322,177 | 50,665,416 | 17,313,283 | 12,349,555 | 9.45 | −1.15% | 1.3% |
| 2006 | 567,162,533 | 487,524,601 | 50,277,017 | 17,569,423 | 11,791,491 | 9.6 | −2% | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 578,735,687 | 493,071,079 | 50,997,341 | 22,174,997 | 12,492,270 | 9.84 | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 577,006,802 | 492,160,056 | 50,868,121 | 22,572,832 | 11,405,793 | 9.86 | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| 2003 | 566,254,820 | 480,760,594 | 52,173,013 | 23,380,963 | 9,940,249 | 9.74 | 3.78% | 1.5% |
| 2002 | 545,639,847 | 460,957,043 | 52,170,871 | 23,562,705 | 8,949,228 | 9.44 | 1.73% | 1.5% |
| 2001 | 536,357,692 | 453,680,365 | 51,212,702 | 23,277,285 | 8,187,341 | 9.33 | −0.33% | 1.5% |
| 2000 | 538,155,069 | 454,319,097 | 52,936,628 | 23,878,925 | 7,020,419 | 9.39 | 1.31% | 1.5% |
| 1999 | 531,172,431 | 449,356,839 | 51,827,829 | 23,906,058 | 6,081,705 | 9.29 | 1.34% | 1.5% |
| 1998 | 524,161,006 | 442,474,611 | 52,043,044 | 24,037,178 | 5,606,173 | 9.17 | 1.84% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 514,700,689 | 433,299,846 | 52,513,139 | 23,884,656 | 5,003,048 | 9 | 0.82% | 1.5% |
| 1996 | 510,514,362 | 429,846,766 | 52,415,125 | 23,828,779 | 4,423,692 | 8.92 | −0.8% | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 514,636,206 | 434,908,823 | 50,975,623 | 24,486,678 | 4,265,082 | 8.99 | 5.31% | 1.5% |
| 1994 | 488,693,978 | 410,750,398 | 50,793,098 | 23,808,785 | 3,341,697 | 8.54 | −0.92% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 493,217,187 | 416,296,296 | 50,137,156 | 24,101,648 | 2,682,087 | 8.62 | −1.29% | 1.5% |
| 1992 | 499,686,535 | 423,051,051 | 50,482,781 | 23,859,858 | 2,292,845 | 8.74 | −0.45% | 1.5% |
| 1991 | 501,944,423 | 424,894,542 | 50,330,113 | 24,296,876 | 2,422,891 | 8.78 | −0.54% | 1.6% |
| 1990 | 504,650,852 | 426,057,529 | 51,175,490 | 25,257,079 | 2,160,755 | 8.83 | 0.25% | 1.6% |
| 1989 | 503,414,921 | 422,870,505 | 51,073,983 | 25,112,917 | 4,357,517 | 8.81 | 3.57% | 1.6% |
| 1988 | 486,065,875 | 404,737,334 | 51,010,863 | 26,062,250 | 4,255,428 | 8.51 | 0.18% | 1.6% |
| 1987 | 485,195,971 | 399,975,122 | 50,783,294 | 30,263,123 | 4,174,431 | 8.5 | 5.66% | 1.6% |
| 1986 | 459,213,472 | 380,416,805 | 50,721,442 | 23,939,478 | 4,135,746 | 8.05 | 0.69% | 1.5% |
| 1985 | 456,073,932 | 378,565,515 | 50,774,865 | 23,128,517 | 3,605,035 | 8 | 0.16% | 1.6% |
| 1984 | 455,329,183 | 378,829,050 | 50,629,682 | 22,275,218 | 3,595,234 | 8 | 2.1% | 1.6% |
| 1983 | 445,946,633 | 373,353,327 | 47,846,359 | 21,572,175 | 3,174,772 | 7.85 | −1.56% | 1.6% |
| 1982 | 453,017,410 | 377,689,633 | 49,522,630 | 22,277,760 | 3,527,386 | 7.99 | −2% | 1.6% |
| 1981 | 462,245,889 | 385,866,367 | 49,259,649 | 23,256,547 | 3,863,325 | 8.17 | −2.63% | 1.7% |
| 1980 | 474,736,270 | 397,653,497 | 49,330,158 | 24,056,508 | 3,696,107 | 8.41 | 0.46% | 1.7% |
| 1979 | 472,566,088 | 394,892,074 | 49,081,923 | 24,920,864 | 3,671,227 | 8.4 | 3.69% | 1.6% |
| 1978 | 455,731,859 | 378,944,180 | 48,455,329 | 24,772,157 | 3,560,193 | 8.13 | 2.26% | 1.6% |
| 1977 | 445,669,186 | 371,554,742 | 48,222,451 | 22,522,394 | 3,369,598 | 7.98 | −2.36% | 1.6% |
| 1976 | 456,460,326 | 382,545,758 | 47,795,533 | 23,415,386 | 2,703,649 | 8.21 | 6.87% | 1.7% |
| 1975 | 427,113,464 | 355,877,685 | 46,844,457 | 21,957,231 | 2,434,091 | 7.72 | −3.92% | 1.7% |
| 1974 | 444,535,402 | 372,056,765 | 47,260,852 | 22,657,639 | 2,560,147 | 8.08 | 0.22% | 1.7% |
| 1973 | 443,539,835 | 369,531,438 | 47,599,112 | 24,159,289 | 2,249,996 | 8.11 | 5.84% | 1.7% |
| 1972 | 419,076,037 | 347,373,319 | 47,040,713 | 22,803,220 | 1,858,785 | 7.71 | 4.34% | 1.7% |
| 1971 | 401,660,795 | 329,274,235 | 47,045,208 | 23,364,450 | 1,976,902 | 7.45 | 3.94% | 1.7% |
| 1970 | 386,420,147 | 314,607,744 | 45,847,134 | 23,876,342 | 2,088,926 | 7.21 | – | 1.7% |
See also
- Italy CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Italy
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).