Italy vs Southern Europe: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Italy
405 kt
in 2023
Southern Europe
4,834 kt
in 2023
Italy rank
10th
Southern Europe rank
8th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • Italy
  • Southern Europe
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k196119922023

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 4,834 kt against 405 kt in Italy, a difference of 4,429 kt.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 11.9 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 10th and Southern Europe ranks 8th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt —
1970s 417.5 kt 2,361 kt 1,943 kt Southern Europe
1980s 450.7 kt 2,965 kt 2,514 kt Southern Europe
1990s 503.1 kt 3,050 kt 2,547 kt Southern Europe
2000s 470 kt 3,804 kt 3,334 kt Southern Europe
2010s 445.7 kt 4,002 kt 3,556 kt Southern Europe
2020s 419.75 kt 4,713 kt 4,293 kt Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Italy or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 4,834 kt against 405 kt in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Italy and Southern Europe?
4,429 kt, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Southern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Southern Europe rank globally for waste — emissions?
Italy ranks 10th and Southern Europe ranks 8th 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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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