Municipal waste recycling rate in Italy
Italy: Municipal waste recycling rate was 29.14 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
29.14
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
7th
of 31 countries
All-time high
29.14
in 2015
All-time low
3.5
in 1995
Years of data
21
1995–2015
Municipal waste recycling rate in Italy, 1995–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, municipal waste recycling rate in Italy stood at 29.14. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 112.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Italy peaked at 29.14 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 1995.
Italy ranks 7th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.79 | 3.5 | 9.51 | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.18 | 10.21 | 20.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.25 | 20.02 | 29.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 4 Ireland 33.96 compare
- 5 Sweden 32.37 compare
- 6 Switzerland 31.91 compare
- 8 Luxembourg 28.51 compare
- 9 Finland 28.13 compare
- 10 United Kingdom 27.37 compare
More environment data for Italy
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 371.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Italy?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Italy was 29.14 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 29.14 in 2015.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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