Egypt vs Spain: Total waste generation

Egypt

22.72 million tonnes

in 2015

Spain

6.04 million tonnes

in 2022

Egypt rank

4th

Spain rank

7th

Total waste generation over time

Egypt currently reports 22.72 million tonnes against 6.04 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 16.68 million tonnes.

That makes Egypt's figure about 3.8 times Spain's.

Egypt ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th 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)