Italy vs United Kingdom
Italy vs United Kingdom: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.08 tonnes in Italy and 4.22 tonnes in United Kingdom, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.85 tonnes, or 1.2 times that in United Kingdom.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher since 2018, when it overtook United Kingdom.
- In 2024, Italy ranked 51 and United Kingdom ranked 64 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Italy | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.08 | 4.22 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 5.16 | 4.45 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 5.61 | 4.81 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 5.59 | 5.05 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 4.97 | 4.79 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 5.57 | 5.39 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 5.69 | 5.64 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 5.76 | 5.77 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 5.81 | 5.97 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 5.87 | 6.39 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 5.69 | 6.67 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7.33 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 6.55 | 7.56 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 6.91 | 7.26 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 7.08 | 7.98 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 6.95 | 7.76 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 7.85 | 8.64 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 8.18 | 8.98 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 8.35 | 9.2 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 8.48 | 9.26 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 8.51 | 9.36 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 8.38 | 9.4 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 8.07 | 9.22 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 7.96 | 9.53 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 7.98 | 9.37 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 7.9 | 9.27 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 7.78 | 9.36 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 7.62 | 9.38 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 7.56 | 9.76 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 7.65 | 9.45 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 7.23 | 9.59 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 7.33 | 9.74 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.45 | 10.05 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.49 | 10.3 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 7.51 | 10.18 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 7.46 | 10.15 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.15 | 10.42 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 7.07 | 10.48 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.72 | 10.42 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.69 | 10.2 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 6.7 | 9.75 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 6.6 | 10.06 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 6.68 | 10.18 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 6.83 | 10.46 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 7.05 | 10.81 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 7.01 | 11.96 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 6.75 | 11.33 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 6.64 | 11.36 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 6.87 | 11.21 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 6.42 | 11.1 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 6.75 | 11.47 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 6.75 | 12.28 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 6.39 | 11.73 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 6.09 | 11.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 5.85 | 12.1 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Italy vs United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyItaly: 83.7 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityItaly: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityItaly: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterItaly: 92.7% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionItaly: 3.46% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateItaly: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationItaly: 59.5 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthItaly: -0.22% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateItaly: 1.2 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationItaly: 69.7% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageItaly: 47.5 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overItaly: 24.2% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateItaly: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingItaly: 1.89% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsItaly: $45.4B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personItaly: $813 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingItaly: 3.7% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelItaly: 338,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerItaly: 0.96% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersItaly: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsItaly: 566 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsItaly: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025