Denmark vs Kuwait: Total waste generation

Denmark

389,498 tonnes

in 2022

Kuwait

467,000 tonnes

in 2021

Denmark rank

22nd

Kuwait rank

20th

Total waste generation over time

Kuwait currently reports 467,000 tonnes against 389,498 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 77,502 tonnes.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Kuwait ahead.

Denmark ranks 22nd and Kuwait ranks 20th 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)