Belgium vs OECD Asia Oceania: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Belgium
- OECD Asia Oceania
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 171.71 Index against 91.94 Index in OECD Asia Oceania, a difference of 79.77 Index.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.9 times OECD Asia Oceania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD Asia Oceania ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and OECD Asia Oceania ranks 9th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and OECD Asia Oceania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | OECD Asia Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.68 Index | 96.49 Index | 4.81 Index | OECD Asia Oceania |
| 2000s | 103.69 Index | 98.25 Index | 5.44 Index | Belgium |
| 2010s | 99.54 Index | 92.31 Index | 7.24 Index | Belgium |
| 2020s | 172.3 Index | 93.59 Index | 78.71 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 OECD Asia Oceania?
- Belgium, at 171.71 Index against 91.94 Index in OECD Asia Oceania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Belgium and OECD Asia Oceania?
- 79.77 Index, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and OECD Asia Oceania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and OECD Asia Oceania rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Belgium ranks 6th and OECD Asia Oceania ranks 9th 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