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Montenegro vs Italy

26 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Montenegro; the dashed grey line is Italy.

Country A · Montenegro
Country B · Italy

Climate

CO2 emissions

Montenegro: 2.38 Mt CO2/year · 2024Italy: 301.9 Mt CO2/year · 2024
0200400190019502000Italyhigh 2008

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Montenegro: 3.72 t CO2/person/year · 2024Italy: 5.09 t CO2/person/year · 2024
05190019502000Italyhigh 2008

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Montenegro: 1.18 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Italy: 0.95 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-20219401960198020002020Italyhigh 2024

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Montenegro: 0.59 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Italy: 40.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
02040601850190019502000Italyhigh 1984

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Montenegro: 1.22 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Italy: 356.0 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
02004006001850190019502000Italyhigh 1959low 2009

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Montenegro: 0.16 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Italy: 15.2 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
01020301850190019502000Italyhigh 1976

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Montenegro: 18,583 kWh/person/year · 2023Italy: 28,585 kWh/person/year · 2024
020k40k201020152020Italyhigh 2008low 2009

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Montenegro: 5.69 % of electricity · 2025Italy: 16.9 % of electricity · 2025
05101520052010201520202025Italy

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Montenegro: 11.4 % of electricity · 2025Italy: 8.12 % of electricity · 2025
05102018202020222024Italy

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Montenegro: 24.4 % of electricity · 2025Italy: 1.41 % of electricity · 2025
0204020052010201520202025Italyhigh 2017

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Montenegro: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025Italy: 2.57 % of electricity · 2025
0204020052010201520202025Italy

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Montenegro: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025Italy: 47.2 % of electricity · 2025
020406020052010201520202025Italy

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Montenegro: 632.4 ha/year · 2024Italy: 32,825 ha/year · 2024
020k40k60k2005201020152020Italyhigh 2013low 2005

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Montenegro: 61.5 % of land · 2025Italy: 31.9 % of land · 2025
02040601990200020102020Italyhigh 2010

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Montenegro: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021Italy: 1.00 deaths/year · 2021
020040020002005201020152020Italyhigh 2005

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Montenegro: 0.84 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Italy: 0.87 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.5200020102020Italylow 2011

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Montenegro: 21.7 % of land area · 2024Italy: 21.6 % of land area · 2024
01020201420162018202020222024Italy

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Montenegro: 96.9 kg/person/year · 2023Italy: 71.2 kg/person/year · 2023
050100201020152020Italy

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Montenegro: 91.8 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Italy: 60.0 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
050100201020152020Italylow 2017

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Montenegro: 5.60 % of territorial waters · 2024Italy: 10.7 % of territorial waters · 2024
0510201420162018202020222024Italy

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Montenegro: 65.6 % living in cities · 2025Italy: 69.7 % living in cities · 2025
02040601960198020002020Italy

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Safely managed drinking water

Montenegro: 85.5 % of population · 2024Italy: 96.8 % of population · 2024
050100201020152020Italy

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Montenegro: 1,525 mm/year · 2025Italy: 1,028 mm/year · 2025
01k2k19401960198020002020Italyhigh 2010low 2011

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Montenegro: -8.00 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Italy: -0.60 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
019401960198020002020Italyhigh 2010low 2011

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Montenegro: 50.9 % of population · 2024Italy: 78.2 % of population · 2024
050201020152020Italy

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Montenegro: 17.2 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0102020002005201020152020Italyhigh 2011low 2022

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data