Which has higher waste — emissions, Ghana or Italy?

Ghana, at 708 kt against 405 kt in Italy as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana 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.

Ghana vs Italy: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Ghana

708 kt

in 2023

Italy

405 kt

in 2023

Ghana rank

8th

Italy rank

10th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Ghana
Italy

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 708 kt against 405 kt in Italy, a difference of 303 kt.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.

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

Ghana ranks 8th and Italy ranks 10th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0 kt	417.5 kt	417.5 kt	Italy
1980s	0 kt	450.7 kt	450.7 kt	Italy
1990s	84.05 kt	503.1 kt	419.05 kt	Italy
2000s	84.15 kt	470 kt	385.85 kt	Italy
2010s	144.9 kt	445.7 kt	300.8 kt	Italy
2020s	494 kt	419.75 kt	74.25 kt	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Ghana or Italy?: Ghana, at 708 kt against 405 kt in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Ghana and Italy?: 303 kt, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Italy?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Italy rank globally for waste — emissions?: Ghana ranks 8th 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