Brazil vs OECD: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Brazil
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 111.33 Index against 100.59 Index in Brazil, a difference of 10.74 Index.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was OECD ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and OECD ranks 24th of 35 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.97 Index | 101.72 Index | 3.75 Index | OECD |
| 2010s | 94.91 Index | 102.87 Index | 7.96 Index | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Brazil or OECD?
- OECD, at 111.33 Index against 100.59 Index in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Brazil and OECD?
- 10.74 Index, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
- How do Brazil and OECD rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Brazil ranks 26th and OECD ranks 24th 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