Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Germany or Italy?

Italy, at 10,500 kt against 10,192 kt in Germany as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany 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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Italy: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

Germany

10,192 kt

in 2023

Italy

10,500 kt

in 2023

Germany rank

43rd

Italy rank

40th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time

Germany
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 10,500 kt against 10,192 kt in Germany, a difference of 308 kt.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 43rd and Italy ranks 40th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	37,800 kt	21,320 kt	16,480 kt	Germany
1970s	44,772 kt	26,690 kt	18,082 kt	Germany
1980s	44,940 kt	25,956 kt	18,984 kt	Germany
1990s	43,792 kt	24,699 kt	19,093 kt	Germany
2000s	27,325 kt	23,579 kt	3,746 kt	Germany
2010s	15,574 kt	16,061 kt	487.2 kt	Italy
2020s	11,228 kt	11,480 kt	252 kt	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Germany or Italy?: Italy, at 10,500 kt against 10,192 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Germany and Italy?: 308 kt, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?: Germany ranks 43rd and Italy ranks 40th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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: 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