Belgium vs Korea: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Belgium
- Korea
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 171.71 Index against 132.25 Index in Korea, a difference of 39.46 Index.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and Korea ranks 4th of 35 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.25 Index | 123.86 Index | 60.61 Index | Korea |
| 1990s | 91.68 Index | 114.76 Index | 23.08 Index | Korea |
| 2000s | 103.69 Index | 106.84 Index | 3.15 Index | Korea |
| 2010s | 99.54 Index | 111.6 Index | 12.05 Index | Korea |
| 2020s | 172.45 Index | 133.77 Index | 38.68 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 Korea?
- Belgium, at 171.71 Index against 132.25 Index in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Belgium and Korea?
- 39.46 Index, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Korea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Korea rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Korea ranks 4th 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