Waste — Emissions Share in Italy
Italy: Waste — Emissions Share was 9.7 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Italy stood at 9.7 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Italy peaked at 9.7 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.25 %, in 1990.
Italy ranks 32nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.57 % | 4.25 % | 4.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 % | 4.94 % | 8.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.81 % | 8.55 % | 9.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.45 % | 9.08 % | 9.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 21.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 119.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Italy?
- Waste — emissions share in Italy was 9.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.25 % in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for waste — emissions share?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.