Australia vs Uganda: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment

Australia
26.0%
in 2023
Uganda
40.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
5th
Uganda rank
2nd

Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment over time

  • Australia
  • Uganda
10203040200720152023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 40.0% against 26.0% in Australia, a difference of 14.0%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 2nd of 70 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 18.4% 40.0% 21.6% Uganda
2020s 23.5% 40.0% 16.5% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment, Australia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 40.0% against 26.0% in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment between Australia and Uganda?
14.0%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uganda?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Australia and Uganda rank globally for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
Australia ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 2nd of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs Uganda: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-municipal-waste-treated-by-type-of-treatment-percent/australia/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-municipal-waste-treated-by-type-of-treatment-percent/australia/uganda/">Australia vs Uganda: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
72 places, 1,288 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed