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Carbon intensity of the economy — Italy

Carbon intensity of the economy in Italy in 2022 — 0.159 kg/$. Ranked 54 in the world out of 164.

2022 0.159 kg/$ −2.45% vs 2021
World rank 54of 164
Period maximum 0.38 kg/$1973
Period minimum 0 kg/$1860

Trend over time

1860–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Italy, 1860–202200.10.20.30.4186018771894191119281945196219791996201320221860: 0 kg/$1863: 0.015 kg/$1866: 0.021 kg/$1869: 0.025 kg/$1872: 0.041 kg/$1875: 0.039 kg/$1878: 0.047 kg/$1881: 0.07 kg/$1884: 0.084 kg/$1887: 0.106 kg/$1890: 0.129 kg/$1893: 0.106 kg/$1896: 0.11 kg/$1899: 0.128 kg/$1902: 0.13 kg/$1905: 0.144 kg/$1908: 0.171 kg/$1911: 0.186 kg/$1914: 0.189 kg/$1917: 0.107 kg/$1920: 0.126 kg/$1923: 0.164 kg/$1926: 0.198 kg/$1929: 0.223 kg/$1932: 0.147 kg/$1935: 0.229 kg/$1938: 0.208 kg/$1941: 0.193 kg/$1944: 0.025 kg/$1947: 0.178 kg/$1950: 0.158 kg/$1953: 0.172 kg/$1956: 0.22 kg/$1959: 0.21 kg/$1962: 0.264 kg/$1965: 0.301 kg/$1968: 0.324 kg/$1971: 0.367 kg/$1974: 0.368 kg/$1977: 0.34 kg/$1980: 0.327 kg/$1983: 0.297 kg/$1986: 0.277 kg/$1989: 0.28 kg/$1992: 0.286 kg/$1995: 0.275 kg/$1998: 0.264 kg/$2001: 0.246 kg/$2004: 0.251 kg/$2007: 0.229 kg/$2010: 0.209 kg/$2013: 0.184 kg/$2016: 0.175 kg/$2019: 0.161 kg/$2022: 0.159 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.159

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 0.159 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Southern Europe computed 0.165 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.159 −0.004 −2.45%
2021 0.163 +0.006 +3.82%
2020 0.157 −0.004 −2.48%
2019 0.161 −0.005 −3.01%
2018 0.166 −0.003 −1.78%
2017 0.169 −0.006 −3.43%
2016 0.175 −0.003 −1.69%
2015 0.178 +0.004 +2.3%
2014 0.174 −0.01 −5.43%
2013 0.184 −0.013 −6.6%
2012 0.197 −0.004 −1.99%
2011 0.201 −0.008 −3.83%
2010 0.209 +0 +0%
2009 0.209 −0.016 −7.11%
2008 0.225 −0.004 −1.75%
2007 0.229 −0.009 −3.78%
2006 0.238 −0.009 −3.64%
2005 0.247 −0.004 −1.59%
2004 0.251 −0.003 −1.18%
2003 0.254 +0.007 +2.83%
2002 0.247 +0.001 +0.41%
2001 0.246 −0.006 −2.38%
2000 0.252 −0.009 −3.45%
1999 0.261 −0.003 −1.14%
1998 0.264 +0.001 +0.38%
1997 0.263 −0.003 −1.13%
1996 0.266 −0.009 −3.27%
1995 0.275 +0.005 +1.85%
1994 0.27 −0.011 −3.91%
1993 0.281 −0.005 −1.75%
1992 0.286 −0.004 −1.38%
1991 0.29 −0.007 −2.36%
1990 0.297 +0.017 +6.07%
1989 0.28 +0.005 +1.82%
1988 0.275 −0.006 −2.14%
1987 0.281 +0.004 +1.44%
1986 0.277 −0.012 −4.15%
1985 0.289 −0.005 −1.7%
1984 0.294 −0.003 −1.01%
1983 0.297 −0.01 −3.26%
1982 0.307 −0.009 −2.85%
1981 0.316 −0.011 −3.36%
1980 0.327 −0.01 −2.97%
1979 0.337 −0.006 −1.75%
1978 0.343 +0.003 +0.88%
1977 0.34 −0.021 −5.82%
1976 0.361 +0.003 +0.84%
1975 0.358 −0.01 −2.72%
1974 0.368 −0.012 −3.16%
1973 0.38 +0.003 +0.8%
1972 0.377 +0.01 +2.72%
1971 0.367 +0.01 +2.8%
1970 0.357 +0.025 +7.53%
1969 0.332 +0.008 +2.47%
1968 0.324 −0.006 −1.82%
1967 0.33 +0.007 +2.17%
1966 0.323 +0.022 +7.31%
1965 0.301 +0.016 +5.61%
1964 0.285 +0.007 +2.52%
1963 0.278 +0.014 +5.3%
1962 0.264 +0.022 +9.09%
1961 0.242 +0.011 +4.76%
1960 0.231 +0.021 +10%
1959 0.21 +0.003 +1.45%
1958 0.207 −0.01 −4.61%
1957 0.217 −0.003 −1.36%
1956 0.22 +0.018 +8.91%
1955 0.202 +0.012 +6.32%
1954 0.19 +0.018 +10.47%
1953 0.172 +0.005 +2.99%
1952 0.167 −0.006 −3.47%
1951 0.173 +0.015 +9.49%
1950 0.158 −0.006 −3.66%
1949 0.164 +0.005 +3.14%
1948 0.159 −0.019 −10.67%
1947 0.178 +0.051 +40.16%
1946 0.127 +0.093 +273.53%
1945 0.034 +0.009 +36%
1944 0.025 −0.015 −37.5%
1943 0.04 −0.16 −80%
1942 0.2 +0.007 +3.63%
1941 0.193 −0.024 −11.06%
1940 0.217 +0.017 +8.5%
1939 0.2 −0.008 −3.85%
1938 0.208 −0.007 −3.26%
1937 0.215 +0.048 +28.74%
1936 0.167 −0.062 −27.07%
1935 0.229 +0.018 +8.53%
1934 0.211 +0.049 +30.25%
1933 0.162 +0.015 +10.2%
1932 0.147 −0.036 −19.67%
1931 0.183 −0.026 −12.44%
1930 0.209 −0.014 −6.28%
1929 0.223 +0.021 +10.4%
1928 0.202 −0.026 −11.4%
1927 0.228 +0.03 +15.15%
1926 0.198 +0.025 +14.45%
1925 0.173 −0.019 −9.9%
1924 0.192 +0.028 +17.07%
1923 0.164 −0.008 −4.65%
1922 0.172 +0.013 +8.18%
1921 0.159 +0.033 +26.19%
1920 0.126 −0.009 −6.67%
1919 0.135 +0.004 +3.05%
1918 0.131 +0.024 +22.43%
1917 0.107 −0.049 −31.41%
1916 0.156 −0.016 −9.3%
1915 0.172 −0.017 −8.99%
1914 0.189 −0.009 −4.55%
1913 0.198 +0.005 +2.59%
1912 0.193 +0.007 +3.76%
1911 0.186 +0.002 +1.09%
1910 0.184 −0.002 −1.08%
1909 0.186 +0.015 +8.77%
1908 0.171 −0.001 −0.58%
1907 0.172 +0.008 +4.88%
1906 0.164 +0.02 +13.89%
1905 0.144 +0.009 +6.67%
1904 0.135 +0.004 +3.05%
1903 0.131 +0.001 +0.77%
1902 0.13 +0.01 +8.33%
1901 0.12 −0.007 −5.51%
1900 0.127 −0.001 −0.78%
1899 0.128 +0.01 +8.47%
1898 0.118 +0.004 +3.51%
1897 0.114 +0.004 +3.64%
1896 0.11 −0.008 −6.78%
1895 0.118 −0.012 −9.23%
1894 0.13 +0.024 +22.64%
1893 0.106 −0.006 −5.36%
1892 0.112 −0.002 −1.75%
1891 0.114 −0.015 −11.63%
1890 0.129 +0.009 +7.5%
1889 0.12 +0.006 +5.26%
1888 0.114 +0.008 +7.55%
1887 0.106 +0.016 +17.78%
1886 0.09 −0.003 −3.23%
1885 0.093 +0.009 +10.71%
1884 0.084 +0.009 +12%
1883 0.075 +0.003 +4.17%
1882 0.072 +0.002 +2.86%
1881 0.07 +0.009 +14.75%
1880 0.061 +0.007 +12.96%
1879 0.054 +0.007 +14.89%
1878 0.047 −0.002 −4.08%
1877 0.049 −0.005 −9.26%
1876 0.054 +0.015 +38.46%
1875 0.039 +0 +0%
1874 0.039 +0.001 +2.63%
1873 0.038 −0.003 −7.32%
1872 0.041 +0.012 +41.38%
1871 0.029 −0.005 −14.71%
1870 0.034 +0.009 +36%
1869 0.025 +0.002 +8.7%
1868 0.023 +0.002 +9.52%
1867 0.021 +0 +0%
1866 0.021 +0.004 +23.53%
1865 0.017 −0.006 −26.09%
1864 0.023 +0.008 +53.33%
1863 0.015 −0.003 −16.67%
1862 0.018 +0.008 +80%
1861 0.01 +0.01 —
1860 0 — —

Southern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MT Malta 0.097 AL Albania 0.124 PT Portugal 0.138 ES Spain 0.144 IT Italy 0.159 HR Croatia 0.172 SI Slovenia 0.183 ME Montenegro 0.195 GR Greece 0.218 MK North Macedonia 0.256 RS Serbia 0.381 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.441
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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