Brazil vs Italy: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Brazil
- Italy
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 100.59 Index against 99.59 Index in Italy, a difference of 1 Index.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 26th and Italy ranks 27th of 35 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.97 Index | 106.07 Index | 8.1 Index | Italy |
| 2010s | 94.91 Index | 107.99 Index | 13.08 Index | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Brazil or Italy?
- Brazil, at 100.59 Index against 99.59 Index in Italy as of 2012.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Brazil and Italy?
- 1 Index, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
- How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Brazil ranks 26th and Italy ranks 27th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation