Italy (including San Marino) Fossil-Fuel CO₂ Emissions

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As occurred in many industrialized nations, CO₂ emissions from Italy rose steeply since the late 1940's until the growth was abruptly terminated in 1974. Since 1974, emissions from liquid fuels have vacillated, dropping from 75% to 45% of a static but varying total. Significant increases in natural gas consumption have compensated for the drop in oil consumption. In 2006, 33.4% of Italy's fossil-fuel CO₂ emissions were due to natural gas consumption. Coal usage grew steadily until 1985 when CO₂ emissions from coal consumption reached almost 16 million metric tons of carbon. Only since 2003 has coal usage returned to 1985 levels and now accounts for 13.7% of Italy's total fossil-fuel CO₂ emissions. Per capita CO₂ emissions grew rapidly from 1950 to 1974, increasing by a factor of 7 and are now at 2.19 metric tons of carbon.