Hazardous waste exported in Italy
Italy: Hazardous waste exported was 1.65 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Hazardous waste exported in Italy, 2010β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.65 million tonnes for hazardous waste exported in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste exported in Italy peaked at 1.65 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 823,790 tonnes, in 2015.
That places Italy 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.02 million tonnes | 823,790 tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Standard Deviation 0.324 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 6.83 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 7.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 109,022 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 38,588 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 2.20 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.08 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 3.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 3.51 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste exported in Italy?
- Hazardous waste exported in Italy was 1.65 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste exported recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste exported recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 823,790 tonnes in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for hazardous waste exported?
- Italy ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hazardous waste exported rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste exported, (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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