Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or Italy?

Italy, at 12,272 kt against 12,032 kt in Iraq as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Iraq

12,032 kt

in 2023

Italy

12,272 kt

in 2023

Iraq rank

39th

Italy rank

38th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Iraq
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 12,272 kt against 12,032 kt in Iraq, a difference of 240 kt.

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

Iraq ranks 39th 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	Iraq	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,847 kt	22,139 kt	20,293 kt	Italy
1970s	2,986 kt	28,091 kt	25,105 kt	Italy
1980s	4,323 kt	27,472 kt	23,150 kt	Italy
1990s	4,797 kt	26,362 kt	21,564 kt	Italy
2000s	6,467 kt	25,367 kt	18,901 kt	Italy
2010s	9,292 kt	17,864 kt	8,573 kt	Italy
2020s	11,548 kt	13,259 kt	1,711 kt	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or Italy?: Italy, at 12,272 kt against 12,032 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Iraq and Italy?: 240 kt, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Italy?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Italy rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Iraq ranks 39th 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: 26 October 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