Denmark vs Italy: Total waste generation

Denmark

389,498 tonnes

in 2022

Italy

328,210 tonnes

in 2022

Denmark rank

22nd

Italy rank

24th

Total waste generation over time

Denmark currently reports 389,498 tonnes against 328,210 tonnes in Italy, a difference of 61,288 tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Italy ahead.

Denmark ranks 22nd and Italy ranks 24th of 59 countries.

Indicator: Total waste generation
Unit: tonnes
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 686 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes)