Germany vs Italy: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 99.59 Index against 99.36 Index in Germany, a difference of 0.23 Index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 28th and Italy ranks 27th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.68 Index | 88.37 Index | 10.31 Index | Germany |
| 2000s | 93.43 Index | 107.29 Index | 13.86 Index | Italy |
| 2010s | 95.88 Index | 104.44 Index | 8.56 Index | Italy |
| 2020s | 98.95 Index | 99.85 Index | 0.8929 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, Germany or Italy?
- Italy, at 99.59 Index against 99.36 Index in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Germany and Italy?
- 0.23 Index, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Germany ranks 28th 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