Belgium vs Hungary: Total waste generation

Belgium

272,374 tonnes

in 2022

Hungary

292,641 tonnes

in 2022

Belgium rank

29th

Hungary rank

26th

Total waste generation over time

Hungary currently reports 292,641 tonnes against 272,374 tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 20,267 tonnes.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Hungary ahead.

Belgium ranks 29th and Hungary ranks 26th of 59 countries.

Indicator: Total waste generation
Unit: tonnes
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 686 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes)