Spain and Italy
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry, 2022. Ranks are among 164 countries.
Italy emitted 1.2 times as much CO2 per person as Spain in 2022. Italy emitted 1.5 times as much CO2 in total as Spain.
| Measure | Spain | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Totalmillion tonnes | 23427th of 164 | 34017th of 164 |
| Per persontonnes | 4.9051st of 164 | 5.7044th of 164 |
| Per unit of GDPkg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP) | 0.144120th of 164 | 0.159110th of 164 |
Per person over time
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry per person, 1950 to 2024. Spain: 1.18 tonnes per person in 1950, 4.60 in 2024, with a high of 8.36 in 2005. Italy: 0.893 tonnes per person in 1950, 5.09 in 2024, with a high of 8.61 in 2004.
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| Year | Spain, tonnes | Italy, tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.18 | 0.893 |
| 1955 | 1.38 | 1.52 |
| 1960 | 1.61 | 2.21 |
| 1965 | 2.21 | 3.68 |
| 1970 | 3.45 | 5.55 |
| 1975 | 5.06 | 6.18 |
| 1980 | 5.70 | 6.85 |
| 1985 | 5.18 | 6.49 |
| 1990 | 5.87 | 7.68 |
| 1995 | 6.62 | 7.81 |
| 2000 | 7.54 | 8.20 |
| 2005 | 8.36 | 8.57 |
| 2010 | 6.03 | 7.24 |
| 2015 | 5.79 | 5.96 |
| 2020 | 4.44 | 5.05 |
| 2024 | 4.60 | 5.09 |
Sources
- Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.
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