Armenia vs Azerbaijan: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 246.38 Index against 208.22 Index in Armenia, a difference of 38.16 Index.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Armenia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Armenia ranks 3rd and Azerbaijan ranks 1st of 35 countries.
Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 164.15 Index | 144.36 Index | 19.8 Index | Armenia |
| 2010s | 223.67 Index | 149.84 Index | 73.83 Index | Armenia |
| 2020s | 243.46 Index | 233.85 Index | 9.61 Index | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Armenia or Azerbaijan?
- Azerbaijan, at 246.38 Index against 208.22 Index in Armenia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
- 38.16 Index, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Azerbaijan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Armenia and Azerbaijan rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Armenia ranks 3rd and Azerbaijan ranks 1st of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation