Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Italy
Italy: Hazardous waste treated or disposed was 4.05 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Italy, 2004β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Italy recorded 4.05 million tonnes for hazardous waste treated or disposed in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste treated or disposed in Italy peaked at 4.53 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.89 million tonnes, in 2004.
Italy ranks 16th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.03 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.62 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 4.53 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.23 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | 4.41 million tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 13 Malaysia 5.79 million tonnes compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 5.09 million tonnes compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4.59 million tonnes compare
- 17 Spain 2.44 million tonnes compare
- 18 Armenia 2.15 million tonnes compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.03 million tonnes compare
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 treated or disposed in Italy?
- Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Italy was 4.05 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste treated or disposed recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste treated or disposed recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 million tonnes in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for hazardous waste treated or disposed?
- Italy ranks 16th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hazardous waste treated or disposed rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 treated or disposed (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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