Russia vs Ukraine: Total waste generation

Russia

50.62 million tonnes

in 2021

Ukraine

6.75 million tonnes

in 2019

Russia rank

3rd

Ukraine rank

6th

Total waste generation over time

Russia currently reports 50.62 million tonnes against 6.75 million tonnes in Ukraine, a difference of 43.87 million tonnes.

That makes Russia's figure about 7.5 times Ukraine's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 3rd and Ukraine ranks 6th 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)