Belgium vs Croatia: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Belgium
- Croatia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 171.71 Index against 160.24 Index in Croatia, a difference of 11.47 Index.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and Croatia ranks 3rd of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Croatia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.27 Index | 86.56 Index | 9.71 Index | Belgium |
| 2000s | 104.94 Index | 132.03 Index | 27.1 Index | Croatia |
| 2010s | 99.54 Index | 144.42 Index | 44.87 Index | Croatia |
| 2020s | 172.3 Index | 153.79 Index | 18.51 Index | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Belgium or Croatia?
- Belgium, at 171.71 Index against 160.24 Index in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Belgium and Croatia?
- 11.47 Index, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Croatia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Croatia rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Croatia ranks 3rd 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