Iceland vs Italy: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total

Iceland
51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2020
Italy
62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Iceland rank
16th
Italy rank
14th

Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time

  • Iceland
  • Italy
0204060200420132022

How they compare

Italy currently reports 62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Iceland, a difference of 11.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Italy ahead.

Iceland ranks 16th and Italy ranks 14th of 20 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 38.65 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 54.3 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 15.65 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Italy
2010s 44.6 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 57.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 12.51 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Italy
2020s 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 66.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 14.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Iceland or Italy?
Italy, at 62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Iceland as of 2022.
What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Iceland and Italy?
11.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
Iceland ranks 16th and Italy ranks 14th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated
Unit
Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
29 places, 286 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation