Spain vs Ukraine: Total waste generation

Spain

6.04 million tonnes

in 2022

Ukraine

6.75 million tonnes

in 2019

Spain rank

7th

Ukraine rank

6th

Total waste generation over time

Ukraine currently reports 6.75 million tonnes against 6.04 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 707,300 tonnes.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 7th 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)