Chile vs Greece: Total waste generation

Chile

892,986 tonnes

in 2021

Greece

1.05 million tonnes

in 2022

Chile rank

14th

Greece rank

12th

Total waste generation over time

Greece currently reports 1.05 million tonnes against 892,986 tonnes in Chile, a difference of 155,844 tonnes.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Greece ahead.

Chile ranks 14th and Greece ranks 12th 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)