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Methane emissions in Italy

Methane emissions in Italy was 1,595 thousand tonnes of methane in 2025, according to the European Commission, Joint Research Centre. That is down 3.4% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, thousand tonnes of methane1,595 Provisional
Change on 2024-3.4%
Rank3rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high1,919.91989
Series low1,5952025

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Methane emissions in Italy, 1970 to 2025

1,5001,6001,7001,8001,9002,000197019781986199420022010201820251970: 1,659.5 thousand tonnes of methane1971: 1,724.3 thousand tonnes of methane1972: 1,723.1 thousand tonnes of methane1973: 1,742.1 thousand tonnes of methane1974: 1,736.7 thousand tonnes of methane1975: 1,722.7 thousand tonnes of methane1976: 1,758 thousand tonnes of methane1977: 1,774.2 thousand tonnes of methane1978: 1,782.3 thousand tonnes of methane1979: 1,808 thousand tonnes of methane1980: 1,822.1 thousand tonnes of methane1981: 1,824.2 thousand tonnes of methane1982: 1,835.6 thousand tonnes of methane1983: 1,781.6 thousand tonnes of methane1984: 1,885.2 thousand tonnes of methane1985: 1,890.8 thousand tonnes of methane1986: 1,899.4 thousand tonnes of methane1987: 1,904.7 thousand tonnes of methane1988: 1,919.3 thousand tonnes of methane1989: 1,919.9 thousand tonnes of methane1990: 1,823.1 thousand tonnes of methane1991: 1,799.7 thousand tonnes of methane1992: 1,800.9 thousand tonnes of methane1993: 1,791.2 thousand tonnes of methane1994: 1,814.2 thousand tonnes of methane1995: 1,824.7 thousand tonnes of methane1996: 1,877.2 thousand tonnes of methane1997: 1,884.3 thousand tonnes of methane1998: 1,870 thousand tonnes of methane1999: 1,866.4 thousand tonnes of methane2000: 1,901.9 thousand tonnes of methane2001: 1,836.9 thousand tonnes of methane2002: 1,843.4 thousand tonnes of methane2003: 1,844.4 thousand tonnes of methane2004: 1,797.5 thousand tonnes of methane2005: 1,803.5 thousand tonnes of methane2006: 1,778.9 thousand tonnes of methane2007: 1,794.3 thousand tonnes of methane2008: 1,815.2 thousand tonnes of methane2009: 1,805.6 thousand tonnes of methane2010: 1,817.8 thousand tonnes of methane2011: 1,736.8 thousand tonnes of methane2012: 1,775.2 thousand tonnes of methane2013: 1,711.5 thousand tonnes of methane2014: 1,680.9 thousand tonnes of methane2015: 1,702 thousand tonnes of methane2016: 1,694.6 thousand tonnes of methane2017: 1,703.8 thousand tonnes of methane2018: 1,721.2 thousand tonnes of methane2019: 1,712.4 thousand tonnes of methane2020: 1,743 thousand tonnes of methane2021: 1,731.8 thousand tonnes of methane2022: 1,702.4 thousand tonnes of methane2023: 1,695.3 thousand tonnes of methane2024: 1,651.2 thousand tonnes of methane2025: 1,595 thousand tonnes of methane1,5001,6001,7001,8001,9002,00019701989200820251970: 1,659.5 thousand tonnes of methane1971: 1,724.3 thousand tonnes of methane1972: 1,723.1 thousand tonnes of methane1973: 1,742.1 thousand tonnes of methane1974: 1,736.7 thousand tonnes of methane1975: 1,722.7 thousand tonnes of methane1976: 1,758 thousand tonnes of methane1977: 1,774.2 thousand tonnes of methane1978: 1,782.3 thousand tonnes of methane1979: 1,808 thousand tonnes of methane1980: 1,822.1 thousand tonnes of methane1981: 1,824.2 thousand tonnes of methane1982: 1,835.6 thousand tonnes of methane1983: 1,781.6 thousand tonnes of methane1984: 1,885.2 thousand tonnes of methane1985: 1,890.8 thousand tonnes of methane1986: 1,899.4 thousand tonnes of methane1987: 1,904.7 thousand tonnes of methane1988: 1,919.3 thousand tonnes of methane1989: 1,919.9 thousand tonnes of methane1990: 1,823.1 thousand tonnes of methane1991: 1,799.7 thousand tonnes of methane1992: 1,800.9 thousand tonnes of methane1993: 1,791.2 thousand tonnes of methane1994: 1,814.2 thousand tonnes of methane1995: 1,824.7 thousand tonnes of methane1996: 1,877.2 thousand tonnes of methane1997: 1,884.3 thousand tonnes of methane1998: 1,870 thousand tonnes of methane1999: 1,866.4 thousand tonnes of methane2000: 1,901.9 thousand tonnes of methane2001: 1,836.9 thousand tonnes of methane2002: 1,843.4 thousand tonnes of methane2003: 1,844.4 thousand tonnes of methane2004: 1,797.5 thousand tonnes of methane2005: 1,803.5 thousand tonnes of methane2006: 1,778.9 thousand tonnes of methane2007: 1,794.3 thousand tonnes of methane2008: 1,815.2 thousand tonnes of methane2009: 1,805.6 thousand tonnes of methane2010: 1,817.8 thousand tonnes of methane2011: 1,736.8 thousand tonnes of methane2012: 1,775.2 thousand tonnes of methane2013: 1,711.5 thousand tonnes of methane2014: 1,680.9 thousand tonnes of methane2015: 1,702 thousand tonnes of methane2016: 1,694.6 thousand tonnes of methane2017: 1,703.8 thousand tonnes of methane2018: 1,721.2 thousand tonnes of methane2019: 1,712.4 thousand tonnes of methane2020: 1,743 thousand tonnes of methane2021: 1,731.8 thousand tonnes of methane2022: 1,702.4 thousand tonnes of methane2023: 1,695.3 thousand tonnes of methane2024: 1,651.2 thousand tonnes of methane2025: 1,595 thousand tonnes of methane
thousand tonnes of methane. Source: EDGAR (European Commission, JRC), EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 56 values
Periodthousand tonnes of methane
20251,595 Provisional
20241,651.2 Provisional
20231,695.3
20221,702.4
20211,731.8
20201,743
20191,712.4
20181,721.2
20171,703.8
20161,694.6
20151,702
20141,680.9
20131,711.5
20121,775.2
20111,736.8
20101,817.8
20091,805.6
20081,815.2
20071,794.3
20061,778.9
20051,803.5
20041,797.5
20031,844.4
20021,843.4
20011,836.9
20001,901.9
19991,866.4
19981,870
19971,884.3
19961,877.2
19951,824.7
19941,814.2
19931,791.2
19921,800.9
19911,799.7
19901,823.1
19891,919.9
19881,919.3
19871,904.7
19861,899.4
19851,890.8
19841,885.2
19831,781.6
19821,835.6
19811,824.2
19801,822.1
19791,808
19781,782.3
19771,774.2
19761,758
19751,722.7
19741,736.7
19731,742.1
19721,723.1
19711,724.3
19701,659.5

Italy compared with nearby places

Austria: 280.4 thousand tonnes of methaneBelgium: 399.4 thousand tonnes of methaneBulgaria: 265 thousand tonnes of methaneCyprus: 41.8 thousand tonnes of methaneCzechia: 471.4 thousand tonnes of methaneGermany: 1,894.1 thousand tonnes of methaneDenmark: 284.1 thousand tonnes of methaneEstonia: 51.6 thousand tonnes of methaneSpain: 1,574.1 thousand tonnes of methaneFinland: 402.1 thousand tonnes of methaneFrance: 2,283.2 thousand tonnes of methaneGreece: 392.1 thousand tonnes of methaneCroatia: 143.1 thousand tonnes of methaneHungary: 369.7 thousand tonnes of methaneIreland: 624.4 thousand tonnes of methaneItaly: 1,595 thousand tonnes of methaneLithuania: 117.4 thousand tonnes of methaneLuxembourg: 23.1 thousand tonnes of methaneLatvia: 68.5 thousand tonnes of methaneMalta: 8.6 thousand tonnes of methaneNetherlands: 601.4 thousand tonnes of methanePoland: 1,494.4 thousand tonnes of methanePortugal: 398.7 thousand tonnes of methaneRomania: 624.7 thousand tonnes of methaneSweden: 323 thousand tonnes of methaneSlovenia: 94.8 thousand tonnes of methaneSlovakia: 177.4 thousand tonnes of methane
  • Under 100
  • 100 to 280
  • 280 to 400
  • 400 to 620
  • 620 and over
Methane emissions, 2025, thousand tonnes of methane. Italy is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Methane (CH4) emitted in the year, in thousand tonnes of methane, from agriculture (livestock, manure, rice), fossil fuel production and distribution, waste and wastewater, fuel combustion and industry, as estimated by EDGAR.

More on how it is measured
  • EDGAR estimates every country with the same IPCC methods and international activity statistics, so countries can be compared, but the values differ from the inventories countries report themselves.
  • Emissions from land use, land use change and forestry and from large scale biomass burning (savannah and forest fires) are not included.
  • The latest two years are fast track estimates from proxy statistics, replaced in later releases, and are marked provisional.

Tonnes of the gas itself, not CO2 equivalent: EDGAR weights a tonne of methane as 28 tonnes of CO2 (30 for fossil methane) over 100 years (IPCC AR5). EDGAR counts Andorra with Spain, Monaco with France, San Marino and the Holy See with Italy, and Liechtenstein with Switzerland. It reports Israel and Palestine, Sudan and South Sudan, and Serbia and Montenegro together, so those countries have no value here. Each release revises past years.

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EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, European Commission, Joint Research Centre. EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane. https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/EDGAR/datasets/EDGAR_2026_GHG/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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European Commission, Joint Research Centre. (2026). EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane (Methane emissions, Italy, 1970 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/EDGAR/datasets/EDGAR_2026_GHG/

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EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane, Methane emissions, Italy, 1970 to 2025. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, 18 Sept. 2026, https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/EDGAR/datasets/EDGAR_2026_GHG/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/methane-emissions/italy. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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European Commission, Joint Research Centre. 2026. EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane. Methane emissions, Italy, 1970 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/EDGAR/datasets/EDGAR_2026_GHG/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/methane-emissions/italy.

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European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026) EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane, Methane emissions, Italy, 1970 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/EDGAR/datasets/EDGAR_2026_GHG/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/methane-emissions/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the methane emissions in Italy?

Methane emissions in Italy was 1,595 thousand tonnes of methane in 2025, according to the European Commission, Joint Research Centre. That is down 3.4% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

European Commission, Joint Research Centre. EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest methane emissions in Italy?

1,919.9 thousand tonnes of methane in 1989, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

Methane emissions elsewhere in European Union (27)

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