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 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.25 % | — |
| 1991 | 4.45 % | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 4.5 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.41 % | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 4.55 % | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 4.41 % | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 4.61 % | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.72 % | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.83 % | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 4.93 % | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.29 % | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 5.22 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.28 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.38 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.59 % | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 7.1 % | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.82 % | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 8.62 % | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 8.92 % | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 8.99 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.69 % | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.75 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.84 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.55 % | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.59 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.02 % | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 9.16 % | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.08 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.43 % | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 9.58 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7 % | +1.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 9.7 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.84 %, 2.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Italy's 9.7 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.07 %, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +27.0% | 5.59 % | 7.1 % |
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
- 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 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 222 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.