Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Italy

Italy: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 12,272 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
12,272 kt
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
29th
of 197 countries
All-time high
29,143 kt
in 1979
All-time low
12,272 kt
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Italy, 1961–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) in Italy is 12,272 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Italy peaked at 29,143 kt in 1979 and was at its lowest, 12,272 kt, in 2023.

Italy ranks 29th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22,139 kt 17,590 kt 26,979 kt 9
1970s 28,091 kt 22,836 kt 29,143 kt 10
1980s 27,472 kt 26,070 kt 28,882 kt 10
1990s 26,362 kt 24,864 kt 27,680 kt 10
2000s 25,367 kt 22,062 kt 28,758 kt 10
2010s 17,864 kt 15,012 kt 21,795 kt 10
2020s 13,259 kt 12,272 kt 14,049 kt 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 26 Malaysia 13,247 kt compare
  2. 27 Australia 12,684 kt compare
  3. 28 Germany 12,436 kt compare
  4. 30 Iraq 12,032 kt compare
  5. 31 Chile 11,833 kt compare
  6. 32 Philippines 11,804 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Italy?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Italy was 12,272 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 29,143 kt in 1979.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 12,272 kt in 2023.
How does Italy rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Italy ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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