France vs Greece: Total waste generation

France

1.35 million tonnes

in 2022

Greece

1.05 million tonnes

in 2022

France rank

11th

Greece rank

12th

Total waste generation over time

France currently reports 1.35 million tonnes against 1.05 million tonnes in Greece, a difference of 304,160 tonnes.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.

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

France ranks 11th 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)