Italy vs United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

Italy
56.91 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United Kingdom
74.58 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 74.58 Mt CO2e against 56.91 Mt CO2e in Italy, a difference of 17.67 Mt CO2e.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 193 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 77.89 Mt CO2e 120.83 Mt CO2e 42.94 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
1980s 76.31 Mt CO2e 117.86 Mt CO2e 41.54 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
1990s 76.78 Mt CO2e 114.7 Mt CO2e 37.93 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
2000s 81.49 Mt CO2e 104.46 Mt CO2e 22.96 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
2010s 73.25 Mt CO2e 91.52 Mt CO2e 18.27 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
2020s 62.15 Mt CO2e 82.5 Mt CO2e 20.35 Mt CO2e United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Italy or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 74.58 Mt CO2e against 56.91 Mt CO2e in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Italy and United Kingdom?
17.67 Mt CO2e, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
Italy ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).