France vs Germany: Total waste generation

France

1.35 million tonnes

in 2022

Germany

966,384 tonnes

in 2022

France rank

11th

Germany rank

13th

Total waste generation over time

France currently reports 1.35 million tonnes against 966,384 tonnes in Germany, a difference of 386,606 tonnes.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Germany ahead.

France ranks 11th 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)