Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Italy
Italy: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▲ Rising
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Italy, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Italy is 62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Italy peaked at 66.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.42 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2004.
Italy ranks 14th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Italy, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48.42 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 52.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 60.17 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 55.25 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 54.99 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 57.27 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 58.21 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 59.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 66.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.62 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 48.42 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 60.17 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 54.99 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 59.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.57 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 66.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 11 Czechia 75.76 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 12 Germany 74.79 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 13 Hungary 71.35 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 15 Spain 55.89 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 16 Iceland 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 17 Denmark 48.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
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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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0218 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Italy?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Italy was 62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 66.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.42 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Italy ranks 14th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 2025 Database documentation