Greece vs Italy: Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.98 Kilogrammes per person against 2.66 Kilogrammes per person in Italy, a difference of 0.32 Kilogrammes per person.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 18th and Italy ranks 19th of 25 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.81 Kilogrammes per person | 2.63 Kilogrammes per person | 0.1805 Kilogrammes per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.84 Kilogrammes per person | 2.72 Kilogrammes per person | 0.1244 Kilogrammes per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 2.98 Kilogrammes per person against 2.66 Kilogrammes per person in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste between Greece and Italy?
- 0.32 Kilogrammes per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste?
- Greece ranks 18th and Italy ranks 19th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste collected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataset provides data on the generation, recycling and reuse of e-waste in OECD countries, one of the fastest growing and most complex waste streams in the world, affecting both human health and the environment and proliferating a loss of valuable raw materials. Data source(s): (i) OECD-UNITAR questionnaire for non-European countries (ii) Eurostat database for European countries Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 7, 2026 Database documentation