# Greenhouse gas emissions from waste

Greenhouse gas emissions from waste management: landfills, composting, incineration without energy recovery and wastewater (UNFCCC category 5), in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. National inventory reported to the UNFCCC (and, for EU members, to the EU): the seven Kyoto gases weighted by their 100-year global warming potential. Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) and international aviation and shipping are not included.

## Key facts

- Greenhouse gas emissions from waste in the European Union (27) was 111.37 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Italy had the highest greenhouse gas emissions from waste of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 19.98 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, and Luxembourg the lowest, at 0.08 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 1990 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `ghg_emissions_waste`
- Unit: million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
- Note: Sectors follow the UNFCCC reporting categories, so they add up to the total except for indirect CO2, which is not allocated to a sector. Each annual submission recalculates the whole series back to 1990, so past values change between releases.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/greenhouse-gas-emissions-waste
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/ghg_emissions_waste

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | million tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2024 | 111.37 | European Environment Agency (EEA), national greenhouse gas inventories reported under the EU Governance Regulation, as published by Eurostat. Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector, waste management (CRF 5), million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (env_air_gge, source: EEA). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_air_gge/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/greenhouse-gas-emissions-waste/eu-countries.md) (27 places)