Australia vs Italy: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment
Australia
26.0%
in 2023
Italy
26.8%
in 2022
Australia rank
5th
Italy rank
4th
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 26.8% against 26.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Italy ranks 4th of 70 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.6% | 2.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 26.4% | 3.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 26.8% against 26.0% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment between Australia and Italy?
- 0.8%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Australia ranks 5th and Italy ranks 4th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.