Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Italy
Italy: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 1.22 index in 2019. âź Falling
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Italy, 1998â2019
Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2019, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Italy stood at 1.22 index. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Italy peaked at 1.85 index in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.22 index, in 2019.
Italy ranks 17th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 index | 1.71 index | 1.74 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.71 index | 1.61 index | 1.85 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 index | 1.22 index | 1.72 index | 10 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Italy?
- Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Italy was 1.22 index in 2019, according to IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations.
- What is the highest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 index in 2009.
- What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 index in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations, published as part of Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protectionâsuch as goods related to pollution management and resource managementâand adapted goodsâwhich are goods that have been specifically modified to be more âenvironmentally friendlyâ or âcleaner.â Comparative advantage is a measure of the relative advantage or disadvantage a particular country has in a certain class of goods (in this case, environmental goods), and can be used to evaluate export potential in that class of goods. Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protectionâsuch as goods related to pollution management and resource managementâand adapted goodsâwhich are goods that have been specifically modified to be more âenvironmentally friendlyâ or âcleaner.â A value greater than one indicates a relative advantage in environmental goods, while a value of less than one indicates a relative disadvantage.