Recycling rate of municipal waste in Italy
Italy recycled 52.3% of its municipal waste in 2024.
Italy, 2024
52.3%
Change from 2023
+1.5percentage points
European Union, 2024
49.4%i (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
45.8%
Position in 2024
9th of 32
Recycling rate of municipal waste in Italy over time
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% of municipal waste generated. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 50.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 41.6%, the figure has changed by +10.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 49.4%.
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Municipal waste generated per person
500 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
3,408 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
99.9%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
96.8%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
99.9%
2024 · World Bank
Level of water stress
29.8%
2022 · World Bank