Belgium vs Ireland: Total waste generation

Belgium

272,374 tonnes

in 2022

Ireland

292,031 tonnes

in 2022

Belgium rank

29th

Ireland rank

27th

Total waste generation over time

Ireland currently reports 292,031 tonnes against 272,374 tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 19,657 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 27th 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)