Belgium vs European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020): Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Belgium
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 171.71 Index against 104.11 Index in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), a difference of 67.6 Index.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.79 Index | 93.87 Index | 1.92 Index | Belgium |
| 2000s | 103.69 Index | 100.74 Index | 2.95 Index | Belgium |
| 2010s | 99.54 Index | 99.25 Index | 0.2969 Index | Belgium |
| 2020s | 172.45 Index | 105.69 Index | 66.75 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 European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- Belgium, at 171.71 Index against 104.11 Index in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Belgium and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- 67.6 Index, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Belgium ranks 6th and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 8th 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