Mauritius vs Suriname: Total waste generation

Mauritius

7,576 tonnes

in 2017

Suriname

5,480 tonnes

in 2021

Mauritius rank

44th

Suriname rank

47th

Total waste generation over time

Mauritius currently reports 7,576 tonnes against 5,480 tonnes in Suriname, a difference of 2,096 tonnes.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.4 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Suriname ahead.

Mauritius ranks 44th and Suriname ranks 47th 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)