Chile vs Germany: Total waste generation

Chile

892,986 tonnes

in 2021

Germany

966,384 tonnes

in 2022

Chile rank

14th

Germany rank

13th

Total waste generation over time

Germany currently reports 966,384 tonnes against 892,986 tonnes in Chile, a difference of 73,398 tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 14th and Germany ranks 13th 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)