Chile vs France: Total waste generation

Chile

892,986 tonnes

in 2021

France

1.35 million tonnes

in 2022

Chile rank

14th

France rank

11th

Total waste generation over time

France currently reports 1.35 million tonnes against 892,986 tonnes in Chile, a difference of 460,004 tonnes.

That makes France's figure about 1.5 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 14th and France ranks 11th 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)