India vs Italy: Treatment of hazardous waste
India
2.35 million tonnes
in 2023
Italy
2.52 million tonnes
in 2022
India rank
10th
Italy rank
8th
Treatment of hazardous waste over time
- India
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.52 million tonnes against 2.35 million tonnes in India, a difference of 170,990 tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was India ahead.
India ranks 10th and Italy ranks 8th of 72 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.85 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | 277,507 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.43 million tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment of hazardous waste, India or Italy?
- Italy, at 2.52 million tonnes against 2.35 million tonnes in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in treatment of hazardous waste between India and Italy?
- 170,990 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do India and Italy rank globally for treatment of hazardous waste?
- India ranks 10th and Italy ranks 8th of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Treatment of hazardous waste. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment (Tonnes).