Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Italy
Italy: Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste was 160.05 million Tonne in 2022. ▲ Rising
Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Italy, 2004–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonne.
Analysis
Italy recorded 160.05 million Tonne for treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Italy peaked at 160.05 million Tonne in 2022 and was at its lowest, 102.35 million Tonne, in 2004.
Italy ranks 7th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Italy, year by year
| Year | Tonne | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 102.35 million Tonne | — |
| 2006 | 115.96 million Tonne | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 127.89 million Tonne | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 127.16 million Tonne | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 130.46 million Tonne | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 129.67 million Tonne | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 136.04 million Tonne | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 147.41 million Tonne | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 147.04 million Tonne | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 160.05 million Tonne | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.40 million Tonne | 102.35 million Tonne | 127.89 million Tonne | 3 |
| 2010s | 134.15 million Tonne | 127.16 million Tonne | 147.41 million Tonne | 5 |
| 2020s | 153.54 million Tonne | 147.04 million Tonne | 160.05 million Tonne | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0323 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Italy?
- Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Italy was 160.05 million Tonne in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 160.05 million Tonne in 2022.
- What is the lowest treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.35 million Tonne in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste management operations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).