Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Italy
Italy: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 58.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Italy, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Italy recorded 58.9% for proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 93.9% on the previous year and up 136.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Italy peaked at 58.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2000.
Italy ranks 2nd of 73 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +39.0% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +93.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 10.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 20.0% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 30.4% | 58.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Italy?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Italy was 58.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Italy ranks 2nd out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.1%. 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 Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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