Australia vs Italy: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Australia
12,684 kt
in 2023
Italy
12,272 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
35th
Italy rank
38th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 12,684 kt against 12,272 kt in Italy, a difference of 412 kt.

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

Australia ranks 35th and Italy ranks 38th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 11,920 kt 22,139 kt 10,220 kt Italy
1970s 15,767 kt 28,091 kt 12,324 kt Italy
1980s 18,192 kt 27,472 kt 9,280 kt Italy
1990s 18,188 kt 26,362 kt 8,174 kt Italy
2000s 15,436 kt 25,367 kt 9,932 kt Italy
2010s 13,760 kt 17,864 kt 4,104 kt Italy
2020s 12,711 kt 13,259 kt 547.4 kt Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Australia or Italy?
Australia, at 12,684 kt against 12,272 kt in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and Italy?
412 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 35th and Italy ranks 38th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 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