France vs Kazakhstan: Total waste generation

France

1.35 million tonnes

in 2022

Kazakhstan

3.13 million tonnes

in 2021

France rank

11th

Kazakhstan rank

9th

Total waste generation over time

Kazakhstan currently reports 3.13 million tonnes against 1.35 million tonnes in France, a difference of 1.78 million tonnes.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 2.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was France ahead.

France ranks 11th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th 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)