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

Iraq, at 11,536 kt against 10,500 kt in Italy 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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Iraq

11,536 kt

in 2023

Italy

10,500 kt

in 2023

Iraq rank

37th

Italy rank

40th

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

Iraq
Italy

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 11,536 kt against 10,500 kt in Italy, a difference of 1,036 kt.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Iraq ranks 37th and Italy ranks 40th 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	1,793 kt	21,320 kt	19,528 kt	Italy
1970s	2,899 kt	26,690 kt	23,791 kt	Italy
1980s	4,186 kt	25,956 kt	21,770 kt	Italy
1990s	4,626 kt	24,699 kt	20,073 kt	Italy
2000s	6,219 kt	23,579 kt	17,360 kt	Italy
2010s	8,912 kt	16,061 kt	7,148 kt	Italy
2020s	11,074 kt	11,480 kt	406 kt	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Iraq or Italy?: Iraq, at 11,536 kt against 10,500 kt in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Iraq and Italy?: 1,036 kt, with Iraq 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) from ch4?: Iraq ranks 37th 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