Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Italy?

Italy, at 405 kt against 302 kt in Brazil as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Brazil vs Italy: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Brazil

302 kt

in 2023

Italy

405 kt

in 2023

Brazil rank

11th

Italy rank

10th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Brazil
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 405 kt against 302 kt in Brazil, a difference of 103 kt.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 11th and Italy ranks 10th of 169 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	97.45 kt	417.5 kt	320.05 kt	Italy
1980s	140.9 kt	450.7 kt	309.8 kt	Italy
1990s	188.3 kt	503.1 kt	314.8 kt	Italy
2000s	242 kt	470 kt	228 kt	Italy
2010s	276.8 kt	445.7 kt	168.9 kt	Italy
2020s	298 kt	419.75 kt	121.75 kt	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Italy?: Italy, at 405 kt against 302 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Brazil and Italy?: 103 kt, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for waste — emissions?: Brazil ranks 11th and Italy ranks 10th of 169 countries.
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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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: 17 September 2026

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