Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Italy
Italy: Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 375 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Italy is 375 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Italy peaked at 987 kt in 1979 and was at its lowest, 375 kt, in 2023.
Italy ranks 40th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Italy, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 604 kt | — |
| 1962 | 640 kt | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 678 kt | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 718 kt | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 758 kt | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 799 kt | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 842 kt | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 885 kt | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 929 kt | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 768 kt | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 955 kt | +24.3% |
| 1972 | 964 kt | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 969 kt | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 969 kt | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 973 kt | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 983 kt | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 980 kt | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 984 kt | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 987 kt | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 977 kt | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 965 kt | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 955 kt | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 945 kt | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 933 kt | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 920 kt | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 910 kt | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 901 kt | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 888 kt | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 876 kt | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 860 kt | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 895 kt | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 841 kt | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 830 kt | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 851 kt | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 874 kt | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 902 kt | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 926 kt | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 916 kt | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 926 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 967 kt | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 953 kt | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 928 kt | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 890 kt | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 834 kt | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 831 kt | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 796 kt | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 772 kt | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 728 kt | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 722 kt | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 712 kt | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 654 kt | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 647 kt | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 624 kt | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 579 kt | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 533 kt | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 494 kt | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 527 kt | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 493 kt | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 473 kt | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 438 kt | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 426 kt | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 401 kt | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 375 kt | -6.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 375 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.3 kt, 4.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Italy's 375 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.2 kt, 4.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 761.44 kt | 604 kt | 929 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 953.2 kt | 768 kt | 987 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 927 kt | 876 kt | 977 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 882.1 kt | 830 kt | 926 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 842.1 kt | 722 kt | 967 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 573.6 kt | 473 kt | 712 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 410 kt | 375 kt | 438 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 791.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 21.66 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Italy?
- Waste — emissions in Italy was 375 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 987 kt in 1979.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 375 kt in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for waste — emissions?
- Italy ranks 40th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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