Africa vs Italy: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Africa
1,357 kt
in 2023
Italy
405 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
10th
Italy rank
10th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • Africa
  • Italy
05001.0k1.5k196119922023

How they compare

Africa currently reports 1,357 kt against 405 kt in Italy, a difference of 952 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 3.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Africa ranks 10th and Italy ranks 10th of 33 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt —
1970s 2.43 kt 417.5 kt 415.07 kt Italy
1980s 3.83 kt 450.7 kt 446.87 kt Italy
1990s 141.41 kt 503.1 kt 361.69 kt Italy
2000s 418.04 kt 470 kt 51.96 kt Italy
2010s 695.97 kt 445.7 kt 250.27 kt Africa
2020s 1,128 kt 419.75 kt 707.87 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Africa or Italy?
Africa, at 1,357 kt against 405 kt in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Africa and Italy?
952 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa and Italy rank globally for waste — emissions?
Africa ranks 10th and Italy ranks 10th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf